Chicago (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – When Israel launched an attack on Doha in September 2025, Arab and Muslim leaders convened an emergency summit. […]
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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 […]
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
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 […]
Israeli Army Snipers Kill Palestinian Teen, shoot 40 others in Gaza Protests
Palestinian protesters had gathered at the eastern borders of Gaza
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
Erdogan Vows to Destroy Leftist Kurdish YPG Militia – a US Ally – in Syria
By Ezzedine Said with Raziye Akkoc in Ankara Istanbul, Turkey | AFP | – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday vowed to drive out […]
Review of Juan Cole, “Muhammad: Prophet of Peace” at The New Arab
The war ended with the rise of a movement with a radical peace message and that movement was Islam.
Mattis was no Shining Knight: From backing Yemen War to Whitewashing Khashoggi Murder
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment): Official Washington was horrified at the resignation on Thursday of Secretary of Defense James Mattis, who wrote Trump a letter (below) […]
Trump abandons Syrian Kurds, and relations with Turkey Soar
Trump and Erdogan “agreed to ensure more effective cooperation” on Syria
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