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Scientists prove Extensive Viking Silver Trade with Abbasid Empire from British Silver Hoard
Abbasid Empire

Scientists prove Extensive Viking Silver Trade with Abbasid Empire from British Silver Hoard

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Northeastern England fell to the Vikings in 865, and they held it for several decades. They not only had what […]

Saudi Arabia: Executions Surge in bid to Crush Dissent (HRW)

Saudi Arabia: Executions Surge in bid to Crush Dissent (HRW)

08/13/2025 By Human Rights Watch

What Do We Forget When We Remember Hiroshima?

What Do We Forget When We Remember Hiroshima?

08/13/2025 By Juan Cole

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Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) Begins Disarmament after 47 Years of Conflict with Türkiye

Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) Begins Disarmament after 47 Years of Conflict with Türkiye

Istanbul (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – After nearly five decades of armed conflict with the Turkish state, the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has begun […]

Volkan Isbasaran

Israel/ Palestine
A “Humanitarian City” of Ruins: The Final Displacement of Gaza

A “Humanitarian City” of Ruins: The Final Displacement of Gaza

By Dr Oroub El-Abed In the summer of 2025, as much of the world busies itself with debates over ceasefires and hostage deals, Israel has […]

Middle East Monitor

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Solar Power: California Farmers identify a hot new Cash Crop

Solar Power: California Farmers identify a hot new Cash Crop

By Jacob Stid, Michigan State University; Annick Anctil, Michigan State University, and Anthony Kendall, Michigan State University (The Conversation) – Imagine that you own a […]

The Conversation

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The Most American King: Interview  on Jordan with Aaron Magid

The Most American King: Interview on Jordan with Aaron Magid

Interview with Aaron Magid, author of “The Most American King: Abdullah of Jordan” – “King Abdullah is likely more beloved in Washington than inside Jordan” […]

Marc Martorell Junyent

Syria
Women, Key Players in Syria’s Revolution, are being Marginalized

Women, Key Players in Syria’s Revolution, are being Marginalized

By Kinda Alsamara, The University of Queensland; Eleanor Gordon, Monash University, and Elliot Dolan-Evans, Monash University (The Conversation) – The end of the oppressive Assad […]

The Conversation

Climate Crisis
Trump’s Terrorism against the Planet

Trump’s Terrorism against the Planet

( Tomdispatch.com ) – Yes, he’s done quite a job so far and, in a way, it couldn’t be simpler to describe. Somehow he’s managed […]

Tom Engelhardt

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Gaza: It’s not “Complicated”

Gaza: It’s not “Complicated”

Santa Cruz, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – HISTORY is always complicated. ELEMENTARY ETHICS is not. “Do not do to others what is hateful to […]

Alan Richards

Human Rights Watch
US: Lift Sanctions on Leading Palestinian Human Rights Organization

US: Lift Sanctions on Leading Palestinian Human Rights Organization

Sanctioning Addameer Has Grave Implications for Rights Work in Israel/Palestine and Beyond

Human Rights Watch

Asian-Americans
Zohran Mamdani’s last Name reflects Centuries of intercontinental Trade, Migration and cultural Exchange

Zohran Mamdani’s last Name reflects Centuries of intercontinental Trade, Migration and cultural Exchange

By Iqbal Akhtar, Florida International University (The Conversation) – When Zohran Mamdani announced his candidacy for mayor of New York City, political observers noted his […]

The Conversation

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