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The Silence of the Scholars:  How leading Academics gave Cover to Genocide in Gaza
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The Silence of the Scholars: How leading Academics gave Cover to Genocide in Gaza

Shamai Leibowitz

Silver Spring, Md. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – The true measure of a scholar is not the number of books they publish or the […]

“But still the Vine her ancient Ruby Yields:” Fitzgerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:5

“But still the Vine her ancient Ruby Yields:” Fitzgerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:5

08/22/2025 By Juan Cole

‘All Eyes On Gaza City’ as Israel Ramps Up Campaign of Conquest and Ethnic Cleansing

‘All Eyes On Gaza City’ as Israel Ramps Up Campaign of Conquest and Ethnic Cleansing

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Is Trump's Fascism part of the Reason for Cohen's Willingness to Indict Him?

Is Trump’s Fascism part of the Reason for Cohen’s Willingness to Indict Him?

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – I can only imagine that some Jewish and other minority members of the Trump administration experience significant discomfort at being […]

Juan Cole

Nonviolence
The Hidden Success of the 1928 Peace Pact

The Hidden Success of the 1928 Peace Pact

Dubuque ( Waging Nonviolence) – In August 1928, over a dozen countries gathered in Paris to sign the Peace Pact, also known in the United […]

David Carroll Cochran

Sufism
Morocco’s Visitation of the Poor honors Sufi Muslim Saint

Morocco’s Visitation of the Poor honors Sufi Muslim Saint

by Hamza Mekouar | – Moulay Driss Zerhoun (Morocco) (AFP) – It’s dubbed the “pilgrimage of the poor” — every summer, tens of thousands of […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Israel to Build 1,000 More Squatter Units on Usurped Palestinian Land

Israel to Build 1,000 More Squatter Units on Usurped Palestinian Land

Jerusalem (AFP) – Israeli authorities on Wednesday approved plans for more than 1,000 settlement homes in the occupied West Bank, the Peace Now NGO said, […]

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Iran
Trump Iran Sanctions Knee-Cap Baghdad's Recovery from ISIL Catastrophe

Trump Iran Sanctions Knee-Cap Baghdad’s Recovery from ISIL Catastrophe

(Middle East Monitor) – The Iraqi government is worried about US sanctions imposed on Iran, which seem to have a negative impact on the Iraqi […]

Middle East Monitor

China
As Trump dismantles American Power, China bids to Become Sole Superpower

As Trump dismantles American Power, China bids to Become Sole Superpower

(Tomdispatch.com) – As the second year of Donald Trump’s presidency and sixth of Xi Jinping’s draws to a close, the world seems to be witnessing […]

Alfred W. McCoy

Donald Trump
Unindicted Co-Conspirator again in White House: A Turning Point in American History

Unindicted Co-Conspirator again in White House: A Turning Point in American History

Historians will mark August 21, 2018, as a turning point in American history. President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer pleaded guilty to 8 counts of criminal […]

Juan Cole

Corruption
Guilty: Trump Campaign Head Manafort Hid Russian Millions in Foreign Bank Accounts

Guilty: Trump Campaign Head Manafort Hid Russian Millions in Foreign Bank Accounts

by W.G. Dunlop | – Alexandria (United States) (AFP) – Donald Trump’s former campaign chief Paul Manafort was found guilty of tax and bank fraud […]

AFP

Climate Change
Trump unleashes Coal, boosting Greenhouse Gases and deadly Global Heating

Trump unleashes Coal, boosting Greenhouse Gases and deadly Global Heating

Washington (AFP) – President Donald Trump’s administration announced a plan Tuesday to weaken regulations on US coal plants, giving a boost to an industry that […]

Ivan Couronne

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