Trump-inspired felon allegedly torches Ft. Pierce FL Mosque, says “All Islam is radical”
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Joseph Michael Schreiber stands accused of having…
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Joseph Michael Schreiber stands accused of having…
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The London pan-Arab daily al-Quds al-`Arabi reports…
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - A Boston U. political scientist estimates that…
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Busting the Myths about Syrian Refugees in the US
Jeffrey H. Cohen | (The Conversation) | - - On Sept. 12, a new cease-fire took effect in Syria. With a lull in fighting, some are hopeful for an end to the…Israel gets $38 Bn from US as it Strangles Palestinian Economy
Ma'an News Agency | - - BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) -- The Palestinian economy remains “worrying” as growth stagnation, delays in aid delivery, and Israeli restrictions continue to seriously impede improvements to the Palestinian…Obama has one last Chance to remedy his Colossal Failure on Palestine/Israel
By Carl Bildt | ( Project Syndicate ) | - - STOCKHOLM – Next year marks the centennial of the Balfour Declaration, the British statement that paved the way for Israel’s founding…Right-wing Israeli ministers meet with Facebook to discuss censoring ‘anti-Semitic incitement’
Ma'an News Agency | - - BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) -- Two right-wing Israeli ministers reportedly met with top Facebook executives on Monday in an effort to “minimize online anti-Semitic incitement,” according to Israeli…Syria Truce holds, despite questions on Humanitarian Aid
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The London pan-Arab daily al-Quds al-`Arabi reports that the truce that began Monday night held during its first twenty-four hours, in the areas…End of the ‘Caliphate’ in Iraq? After Qayyarah, Mosul hangs in the Balance
Special Correspondent | (Niqash.org) | - - The liberation of the northern Iraqi town of Qayyarah from the [so-called] Islamic State group [IS] is a strategic victory in defeating the extremists, in…As Truce Starts, Russia Tells Free Syrian Army to Stop Fighting Kurds
TeleSur | - - Moscow added it would continue its own air strikes against the Islamic State group and the militants formerly known as the Nusra Front Russia's Defense Ministry called on…What did we buy with the $5 Trillion that the Iraq & Afghanistan Wars have cost us?
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - A Boston U. political scientist estimates that as of 2016, The Iraq and Afghanistan Wars have cost the American taxpayers $5 trillion. That…A Nomad Between Worlds: Badawi
By Erdağ Göknar | (Los Angeles Review of Books) | - - MOHED ALTRAD’S DEBUT NOVEL Badawi begins in the Cold War–era Middle East, where the Bedouin tradition of a nomadic life…The Millenarian Dimensions of the Attempted Coup in Turkey and implications for Muslim Modernism & Traditionalism
By Mohammed Nuruzzaman | (Informed Comment) | - - The failed July 15 coup in Turkey has generated a whole range of debates on who was really behind the coup, Turkey’s future…Iran and Hizbullah Welcome Kerry-Lavrov Syria Ceasefire
Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Hizbullah, the national guard for South Lebanon, announced Saturday that it supports the agreement on a truce in Syria, where its fighters have been…What’s The Hajj About, Anyway?
AJ+ | (Video Report) | - - "The Hajj: It's one of the biggest gatherings in the world, with millions of Muslims from everywhere making the pilgrimage to the city of Mecca…Can ISIL survive scenes of Sunni Muslims celebrating their Liberation from it?
By James Miller | ( RFE/RL) What a difference a month makes. At the start of August, the extremist group that calls itself Islamic State (IS) [group]controlled a large part of the…9/11 after 15 years: We’re Still in the Middle of a guerrilla Air War
By Tom Engelhardt | (Tomdispatch.com) | - - On the morning of September 11, 2001, al-Qaeda launched its four-plane air force against the United States. On board were its precision weapons: 19…US and Russia plan Joint Air Command to hit Terrorists in Syria
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The Pentagon isn't going to be happy about this. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov announced an agreement…Nearly 500 more US Troops sent to Iraq for Mosul Attack in advance of Election Day
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Stars and Stripes is reporting that the number of US troops in Iraq has risen from 4,000 to 4,460 in preparation for the…Clinton: No US ground troops in Iraq, Syria; Trump: Steal Iraqi Oil
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The NBC Candidates Forum continued the shameful corporate coverage of the Great American Meltdown that is our election season. That season has given…Is Modern Israel a Right Wing Project?
By Yakov M Rabkin | (Informed Comment) | - - The recent appointment of the Soviet-born Avigdor Lieberman has aggrieved many liberal supporters of Israel. The man is on record as a…Saudi Bigot-in-Chief Declares Iranian Shiites “Not Muslim”
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - `Abd al-Aziz Al Shaikh, the chief jurisconsult or mufti for the interpretation of Muslim law in Saudi Arabia, said Wednesday that Iranian Shiites…The Violent Christian West should drop Islamophobia and work on itself
By Johan Galtung | (Inter Press Service) | - - ALICANTE, Spain (IPS) - Watching Christianity nearly a century–fundamentalist Christians fighting ritualistic Christians fighting secularism, generally moving fundamentalism–>ritualism–>secularism–maybe the same for Islam?…