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Pope Leo XIV Demands Gaza Ceasefire, as Israeli Tank Crew Shells Church, Kills 3 Women
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Pope Leo XIV Demands Gaza Ceasefire, as Israeli Tank Crew Shells Church, Kills 3 Women

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Israeli newspaper Arab 48 reports that an Israeli tank crew fired on the Holy Family Catholic Church in Gaza, […]

Tunisia’s Slow Unraveling: From Arab Spring Beacon to Police State

Tunisia’s Slow Unraveling: From Arab Spring Beacon to Police State

07/18/2025 By Middle East Monitor

Atomic Nightmare: Remember Los Alamos

Atomic Nightmare: Remember Los Alamos

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Yemen
Yemen: Saudi-led War, Climate Change Creating Disastrous Water Shortage

Yemen: Saudi-led War, Climate Change Creating Disastrous Water Shortage

By Romy Haber | – ( Global Voices Online) – Yemen, the stage of one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world, is facing […]

Global Voices

BDS
NZ Boycotters Ridicule Israeli Court Fine for Lorde Cancellation

NZ Boycotters Ridicule Israeli Court Fine for Lorde Cancellation

BDS: “Israel has no right to police the political opinions of people across the world”

Middle East Monitor

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On not Writing Recommendation Letters for the Occupiers in Palestinian Territories

On not Writing Recommendation Letters for the Occupiers in Palestinian Territories

An Open Letter to the University of Michigan on Palestine

Juan Cole

Saudi Arabia
End Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia until Fate of Dissident Journalist is Known: Human Rights Watch

End Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia until Fate of Dissident Journalist is Known: Human Rights Watch

Evidence Points to Saudi Responsibility

Human Rights Watch

Islam
Did Islam grow up as a Reaction to the Survival of Paganism in the Eastern Roman Empire?

Did Islam grow up as a Reaction to the Survival of Paganism in the Eastern Roman Empire?

Both the Qur’an and later Muslim sources indicate that there were controversies in Muhammad’s home town of Mecca (and perhaps elsewhere in the Near East) […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Israel's Illegal Blockade of Palestinian Civilians in Gaza has doubled Unemployment to 50%

Israel’s Illegal Blockade of Palestinian Civilians in Gaza has doubled Unemployment to 50%

GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — The General Federation of Palestinian Labor Unions reported, on Thursday, that the unemployment rate in the besieged Gaza Strip has doubled […]

Maan News Agency

Democratic Party
What Happens in Vegas may Swing the Senate Blue

What Happens in Vegas may Swing the Senate Blue

San Francisco (Tomdispatch.com) – It’s what campaigners say every November, I know, but this year’s election really is as important as it gets. Will U.S. […]

Rebecca Gordon

Climate Change
Ron DeSantis's Policies Helped Summon Hurricane Michael and he Should not be Governor

Ron DeSantis’s Policies Helped Summon Hurricane Michael and he Should not be Governor

* WaPo reports of the most powerful storm to hit Florida’s panhandle in recorded history, coming in as a level 4 and briefly becoming 5: […]

Juan Cole

Islam
Muhammad, Peace and the Jews of Medina: Juan Cole Discussion at Reddit

Muhammad, Peace and the Jews of Medina: Juan Cole Discussion at Reddit

Collective Interview with Juan Cole about his new book at AskHistorians, Reddit.com (Rearranged for readability.) AMA: I am Juan Cole, author of ‘Muhammad: Prophet of […]

Juan Cole

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