August 10th, 2009 by zen
Out of sheer laziness and a nod to public...
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August 7th, 2009 by zen
Had a pleasant and interesting email conversation...
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July 8th, 2009 by zen
Engaging the Muslim World by Juan Cole I...
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June 23rd, 2009 by zen
The author of The World’s Most Dangerous...
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June 2nd, 2009 by zen
First, John Robb is en fuego today at Global...
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