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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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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 […]

TeleSur

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

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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

AFP

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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

Saudi Arabia
Saudi Young Woman Faces Death Penalty for Peaceful Protest

Saudi Young Woman Faces Death Penalty for Peaceful Protest

Al-Ghomgham was arrested in 2015 over her role in anti-government protests in Al-Qatif back in 2011

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