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It Doesn’t Have to Hurt:  Sanjay Gupta on the New Neurobiology of Pain
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It Doesn’t Have to Hurt: Sanjay Gupta on the New Neurobiology of Pain

Richard Penaskovic

Review of Sanjay Gupta, It Doesn’t Have to Hurt:Your Smart Guide to a Pain-free Life. (New York: Simon & Schuster, 2025), $30.00. Dr. Sanjay Gupta, […]

“They say the Lion and the Lizard keep the Courts:” Edward FitzGerald’s the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám  1:17

“They say the Lion and the Lizard keep the Courts:” Edward FitzGerald’s the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:17

10/04/2025 By Juan Cole

Israel’s Abduction of the Gaza Aid Flotilla is a clear Violation of International Law

Israel’s Abduction of the Gaza Aid Flotilla is a clear Violation of International Law

10/04/2025 By The Conversation

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With Trump leaving, Syrian Kurds seeking Support of Damascus, Moscow against Turkey

With Trump leaving, Syrian Kurds seeking Support of Damascus, Moscow against Turkey

Noam Chomsky has come out to say that he believes US troops should remain in northeast Syria to protect the Kurds

Juan Cole

Immigration
Supreme Court Slaps down Trump Automatic Denial of Asylum to Migrants

Supreme Court Slaps down Trump Automatic Denial of Asylum to Migrants

The four justices backing the president were Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh.

AFP

Israel/ Palestine
As Trump adopts Likud Positions, Russia Offers to Mediate Israel-Palestine Conflict

As Trump adopts Likud Positions, Russia Offers to Mediate Israel-Palestine Conflict

Both officials rejected any unilateral effort of the United States in the role as a peace broker

TeleSur

Yemen
Tales of Displaced Yemenis: Two Camps, Same Tragedy

Tales of Displaced Yemenis: Two Camps, Same Tragedy

By Khaled Mohammed | – Khokha, Yemen | AFP | – More than two million Yemenis have been displaced by the conflict between the Saudi-backed […]

AFP

Qur'an
Islamophobia and the Misuse of History:  Iran, Alexander the Great and the Qur’an

Islamophobia and the Misuse of History: Iran, Alexander the Great and the Qur’an

As I mentioned earlier, an anonymous troll going by “Kirby” has attacked my new book Muhammad: Prophet of Peace amid the Clash of Empires I […]

Juan Cole

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Putin:  ISIL Defeated; "Right" for "unneeded"  US Military to Depart Syria

Putin: ISIL Defeated; “Right” for “unneeded” US Military to Depart Syria

Russia: Trump’s withdrawal decision would return the US to the fold of international legitimacy

Juan Cole

Yemen
3.5 Million People Flee Homes Across Yemen

3.5 Million People Flee Homes Across Yemen

(Middle East Monitor) – Around 3.5 million people across Yemen have fled their homes due to the conflict in the country, the head of Turkish […]

Middle East Monitor

Israel/ Palestine
Israeli Army Snipers Kill Palestinian Teen, shoot 40 others in Gaza Protests

Israeli Army Snipers Kill Palestinian Teen, shoot 40 others in Gaza Protests

Palestinian protesters had gathered at the eastern borders of Gaza

Maan News Agency

Afghanistan
With US Troop Pull-Out, Afghans Fear Return to Taliban Era

With US Troop Pull-Out, Afghans Fear Return to Taliban Era

President Ghani said last month nearly 30,000 Afghan security forces had been killed since the start of 2015

Allison Jackson

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