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The Mortal Sins of Patriarchy
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The Mortal Sins of Patriarchy

H. Patricia Hynes

Greenfield, Mass. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – How much are women and girls–half of humanity–valued?  When men violate us for sex in prostitution.  When […]

The 6 Superpowers that Faith Communities bring to nonviolent Struggle

The 6 Superpowers that Faith Communities bring to nonviolent Struggle

10/05/2025 By Waging Nonviolence

Hamas and Israel are on the Verge of a Ceasefire; Denial of Palestinian Agency Could Derail it

Hamas and Israel are on the Verge of a Ceasefire; Denial of Palestinian Agency Could Derail it

10/05/2025 By The Conversation

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Donald Trump
Why does the MSM let Trump set the News Agenda, Every Minute of Every Day?

Why does the MSM let Trump set the News Agenda, Every Minute of Every Day?

And why so little reporting on the 50 US bases in the Middle East?

Tom Engelhardt

Bahrain
Is Kushner Covering for Bin Salman Murder Charge so Israel can Usurp Palestinian West Bank?

Is Kushner Covering for Bin Salman Murder Charge so Israel can Usurp Palestinian West Bank?

Khashoggi’s last words were”I can’t breathe!”

Juan Cole

Middle East
Middle East Women Won Changes, Rights in ’18 Despite Backlash

Middle East Women Won Changes, Rights in ’18 Despite Backlash

From driving in Saudi Arabia to Compulsory Hijab in Iran

AFP

Israel/ Palestine
US Evangelicals have Sent $65 mn. to Support Israeli Squatters in Palestinian West Bank

US Evangelicals have Sent $65 mn. to Support Israeli Squatters in Palestinian West Bank

1,700 volunteers were sent by Christian Evangelical groups to the illegal Israeli settlement of Har Brakha

Maan News Agency

France
Why isn't anyone Asking *Why* the French Yellow Vest Protesters are Rallying?

Why isn’t anyone Asking *Why* the French Yellow Vest Protesters are Rallying?

The tax on diesel followed a whole series of tax gifts to the most wealthy French citizens and businesses

John Buell

Bill of Rights
A Protest Against ‘Climate of Fear’ at U of Michigan over standing for Palestinian Rights

A Protest Against ‘Climate of Fear’ at U of Michigan over standing for Palestinian Rights

A discussion is inhibited by the climate of fear that the administration has initiated on the campus by taking punitive action against instructors with no semblance of due process

Alan M. Wald

Donald Trump
Top 8 Ways John Kelly was an Embarrassment as WH Chief of Staff

Top 8 Ways John Kelly was an Embarrassment as WH Chief of Staff

Revised By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Trump announced Saturday that his chief of staff, John Kelly, will leave at the end […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Israeli Army Snipers Wound another 33 Palestinians on Friday March of Return

Israeli Army Snipers Wound another 33 Palestinians on Friday March of Return

Sources added that Israeli snipers were deployed across the eastern border.

Maan News Agency

racism
All the Ways Charlottesville Survivors Continue Fight against Racism

All the Ways Charlottesville Survivors Continue Fight against Racism

Charlottesville, Va | AFP | – As the jury delivered its guilty verdict against a neo-Nazi accused of murder for ramming his car into a […]

AFP

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

Juan Cole

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

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Committee on Academic Freedom

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Abdullah al-Ahsan

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