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Can Ms. Marvel Change the Image of Islam in America?

Juan Cole Informed Comment
In the first episode of this tv series, the 16-year-old Pakistani-American superhero despairs of being allowed to go to a comic book convention, saying, “Anyway, it is not as if the brown girls are the ones who save the world.” Obviously, the point of this series is to disprove this defeatist point of view.

US Church Membership Falls Under 50 Percent

Juan Cole Informed Comment
Many Millennials who become unchurched cite discomfort with the prejudice and discrimination against LGBTQ persons in churches. Another factor is the Republican Party’s alliance with the evangelical movement.

Rouhani to Biden: If US Comes Back to Nuclear Deal, So Will Iran

Juan Cole Informed Comment
If Biden, on becoming president, lifts the US financial and trade blockade on Iran, Tehran will immediately return to scrupulously observing the terms of the 2015 nuclear deal or Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).