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76 Years after Colonial Britain Scheduled a Palestinian State, UK to Recognize Palestine
Colonialism

76 Years after Colonial Britain Scheduled a Palestinian State, UK to Recognize Palestine

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Nadeem Badshah at The Guardian reports that British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is expected to recognize a Palestinian state today, […]

Clear Conclusions: A UN Commission finds Israel Responsible for Genocide in Gaza

Clear Conclusions: A UN Commission finds Israel Responsible for Genocide in Gaza

09/21/2025 By Binoy Kampmark

Ghosts of E. Germany’s Stasi: How technology is used to supercharge Monitoring and Control

Ghosts of E. Germany’s Stasi: How technology is used to supercharge Monitoring and Control

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Islam
Juan Cole @ Rising up With Sonali on "Muhammad: Prophet of Peace"

Juan Cole @ Rising up With Sonali on “Muhammad: Prophet of Peace”

Islam is the youngest of the world’s major religions – and sadly the most misunderstood

Juan Cole

Iran
Defying Trump Sanctions, Iraqi President will Double Iran Trade to $22 bn/ Yr

Defying Trump Sanctions, Iraqi President will Double Iran Trade to $22 bn/ Yr

According to officials, last week Iraq came to an agreement with Iran to exchange Iraqi food items for Iranian gas and energy supplies. Iraq’s President […]

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Israel/ Palestine
If World Could Vote, it would Slam Illegal Israeli Occupation of Palestine… Oh Wait

If World Could Vote, it would Slam Illegal Israeli Occupation of Palestine… Oh Wait

WASHINGTON (Ma’an) — The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) voted, early Saturday, in favor of eight resolutions on Palestine and a ninth on the Syrian […]

Maan News Agency

Meditation
Transcendental Meditation helps Veterans with PTSD:  Study

Transcendental Meditation helps Veterans with PTSD: Study

Meditation is self-empowering, and can be practised just about anywhere at any time

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Is CIA leak of Bin Salman's guilt in Khashoggi Murder aimed at Kushner, or Trump himself?

Is CIA leak of Bin Salman’s guilt in Khashoggi Murder aimed at Kushner, or Trump himself?

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The CIA has leaked against Jared Kushner and Trump that Mohammed Bin Salman (MBS), the Saudi crown prince, ordered the […]

Juan Cole

Green Transportation
Volkswagen to Spend $50 bn on Electric Car Push

Volkswagen to Spend $50 bn on Electric Car Push

By Florian MÜLLER with Michelle FITZPATRICK in Frankfurt Wolfsburg (Germany) (AFP) – German auto giant Volkswagen said Friday it will invest 44 billion euros by […]

AFP

Saudi Arabia
Saudi Women mount ‘inside-out’ Veil Protest

Saudi Women mount ‘inside-out’ Veil Protest

Riyadh (AFP) – Saudi women have mounted a rare protest against the abaya, posting pictures on social media wearing the obligatory body-shrouding robe inside out. […]

AFP

Israel/ Palestine
Israel Battles in Gaza but loses Politically

Israel Battles in Gaza but loses Politically

(48hills) – Earlier this week the Israeli military and armed groups in Gaza clashed in the worst fighting since their 2014 war. Israeli planes bombed […]

Reese Erlich

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Trump said Considering Extradition of Turkish Cleric to Quiet Erdogan on Khashoggi Murder

Trump said Considering Extradition of Turkish Cleric to Quiet Erdogan on Khashoggi Murder

The US government has repeatedly denied such Turkish requests

Juan Cole

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