Istanbul (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – After nearly five decades of armed conflict with the Turkish state, the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has begun […]
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“A Deadly Blow:” Why is Iran Persecuting and Killing Sufi Mystics?
Washington, D.C. (RFE/RL) – Thirty-three-year-old Mostafa Abdi, a member of Iran’s largest Sufi order and editor of a news outlet focused on the Gonabadi dervish […]
Turkey’s big Problem isn’t Collapsing Currency, but Lack of Democracy under Erdogan
By Gary M. Grossman | – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is presiding over the damaging loss of value of the Turkish currency, the lira, […]
Storm Death Toll in Puerto Rico Rivals 9/11: But where is War on Climate Change?
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – A team of researchers at George Washington University has estimated that excess deaths of Americans in Puerto Rico during and […]
It’s Official: Burning Coal, Auto Exhaust & Air Pollution Making us Stupid
(TeleSur) – Sam Myers said how we live has decreased the nutritional value of our staple food source, “putting our health at risk.” Increasing levels […]
Iran Parliament rakes Pres. Rouhani over Coals on Economy as Centrists Weaken
Tehran (AFP) – Iran’s parliament declared its dissatisfaction with President Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday, voting to reject his answers after grilling him over the deteriorating […]
Yemen: Saudis, UAE, US and Houthis All Guilty of War Crimes – UN
By Nina LARSON | – Geneva (AFP) – All sides in Yemen’s bloody conflict may have committed war crimes, UN investigators said Tuesday, highlighting deadly […]
Muhammad and Islamic Peace Studies: Interview with Juan Cole
Author Juan Cole Detroit (World Religion News ) – Joseph Richard Preville, American Writer and Book Critic, interviews Juan Cole. Joseph Richard Preville: What problems […]
Saudi Crown Prince vows Yemeni Children will “Shiver,” but is He on Way Out?
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Mohamed Bin Salman, the thirty-two-year-old crown prince of Saudi Arabia, is finding his wings clipped, by his father and by […]
Iran Launches Suit at UN Court against Trump Sanctions
By Jan Hennop and Roland Lloyd Parry | – The Hague (AFP) – Iran demanded Monday that the UN’s top court order the United States […]