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Archives for February 2019

Donald Trump
Baghdad: Calls to Expel US Troops from Iraq after Trump said They spy on Iran

Baghdad: Calls to Expel US Troops from Iraq after Trump said They spy on Iran

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Trump’s assertion that he intends to keep US troops in Iraq to spy on Iran has produced a firestorm of protest and controversy in Baghdad. Trump also committed the faux pas of saying the US had constructed an enormous military base in Iraq, which contradicts the Iraqi government’s line that […]

censorship
Why Saudi Regime Murdered Journalist Khashoggi in a Consulate

Why Saudi Regime Murdered Journalist Khashoggi in a Consulate

The Conversation

Turkish authorities couldn’t enter the embassy without permission from Saudi Arabia

Climate Crisis
2/3s of Himalayan Glaciers to Melt by 2100, Threatening Water for 2 Billion People

2/3s of Himalayan Glaciers to Melt by 2100, Threatening Water for 2 Billion People

AFP

The Himalayan glaciers, which formed some 70 million years ago, are highly sensitive to changing temperatures.

Islam
Pope Francis, Muslim Rector of al-Azhar, Call for Religious Freedom & Full Citizenship

Pope Francis, Muslim Rector of al-Azhar, Call for Religious Freedom & Full Citizenship

AFP

The two religious leaders signed a document on “human fraternity for world peace and living together”

Greece
Greece’s Muslim Minority Complain of “Marginalization”

Greece’s Muslim Minority Complain of “Marginalization”

AFP

What characterises this population is a plural identity

Donald Trump
Trump to Keep Troops in Iraq as Spies on Iran, but determined to withdraw From Syria, Afghanistan

Trump to Keep Troops in Iraq as Spies on Iran, but determined to withdraw From Syria, Afghanistan

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Trump spoke on foreign policy Sunday on “Face The Nation,” further explaining his thinking on US troops in Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq. He seems to have made it clear that the US troop presence in Iraq is not, as advertised, to help Baghdad mop up ISIL remnants but rather to […]

Donald Trump
Netanyahu’s Likud Party uses Trump Photo in Israeli Election Billboard

Netanyahu’s Likud Party uses Trump Photo in Israeli Election Billboard

Middle East Monitor

Trump is popular in Israel because of his tough policies towards the Palestinians

Israel/ Palestine
Meet Amani:  A Palestinian Human Rights Defender

Meet Amani: A Palestinian Human Rights Defender

Maan News Agency

For Amani, being a Human Rights Defender means caring for others, “even if their needs don’t affect you.”

Feminism
Paradoxes of Women and Iran’s Islamic Republic: More Education but a hundred Glass Ceilings

Paradoxes of Women and Iran’s Islamic Republic: More Education but a hundred Glass Ceilings

AFP

If a woman is successful in a line of work like this, she’s fought very hard

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