For Christmas: Jesus’ Life-Giving Breath and Persian Love Poetry
By Juan Cole for Informed Comment In Islam, God is thought of as sending a succession of human Messengers, each with his own dispensation. I say “his” because most Muslim…
Global South Is Now 1/3 of Major EV Markets, Leaving US in the Dust
When we say that people in the Global South are buying EVs hand over fist, alas, we aren’t saying that they are buying Chevy Bolts or Nissan Leafs or Teslas.
Israel: Polling suggests Extreme-Right Netanyahu Coalition in Trouble, as Tens of Thousands Protest
By Juan Cole for Informed Comment Blog A new opinion poll in Israel, published in Ma’ariv, is summarized in al-Balad. It shows that if Israel has early elections, the currently…
Rate of Global Heating in the Arab World is Twice the Global Average
By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The World Meteorological Organization has issued its annual report on the 22 countries of the Arab world, covering last…
Several Countries to Boycott Eurovision Singing Contest over Israeli Participation
By Juan Cole / Informed Comment By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The European Broadcasting Union declined o have a vote on whether Israel should…
200 Luminaries From the Arts and Business World Demand Release of ‘Palestinian Mandela’
By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Patrick Wintour at The Guardian reports that some 200 prominent literary, cultural and political figures have signed an open…
Amnesty: So-Called Gaza ‘Ceasefire’ Becoming Smokescreen for Continued Israeli Genocide
Israeli leaders continue openly to affirm that this course of action is intentional on their parts.
Juan Cole: The Hot Tub of Death?
Bill Gates, Hurricane Melissa, and a Civilization Under Threat.
Trump Pledges F-35s to Saudi Arabia in Return for an Unlikely $1 Trillion in Investment, Angering Israel Lobbies
Trump nevertheless proclaimed his friendship for Bin Salman and praised him for having pledged $600 billion in Saudi investments in the United States over four years.
Israelis Block Syringes, Refrigerators for UNICEF Vaccination of Toddlers in Gaza
UNICEF is complaining that Israeli authorities are blocking importation of these two essential items, since they consider them “dual use,” with military purposes.
No, Ancient Hebrew Slaves Didn’t Build the Giza Pyramids
By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The persistent myth-making of Israelis about history has become a geopolitical danger, no less than the myth-making of Christian…
Will Climate Change force Tehran to Evacuate?
By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian landed himself in hot water on November 6 by broaching the possibility of having to…
Conflicting Visions of an International Force for Gaza in Istanbul and Washington
Türkiye is eager to get the international Muslim peacekeepers on the ground as soon as possible in order to forestall Israel from continuing to occupy Gaza.
When Zohran Mamdani Campaigned In Arabic, He Was Speaking an Old American Language
By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani made a campaign ad in quite passable colloquial Arabic for the some 180,000 Arab residents…
First Circuit Judges Strike Down Israel Lobby Suit Against MIT for Permitting Gaza Protests
By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Erik Uebelacker at Courthouse News Service reports that a three-judge appeals panel of the US Court of Appeals, First…