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

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

08/22/2025 By Common Dreams

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Pakistan
Pakistanis Mourn as Extremists attack Democratic Elections, killing 128

Pakistanis Mourn as Extremists attack Democratic Elections, killing 128

Pakistan was in shock Saturday after a suicide blast killed 128 people, just following the dramatic arrest of ex-prime minister Nawaz Sharif

AFP

Donald Trump
An Offer they Can't Refuse: Trump's "Mob Boss Style" on Display in London

An Offer they Can’t Refuse: Trump’s “Mob Boss Style” on Display in London

The vast majority of Britons deeply dislike the American president

Juan Cole

Syria
With 5 Powers fighting in Syria, who will come out on top? Netanyahu, Putin, or Trump?

With 5 Powers fighting in Syria, who will come out on top? Netanyahu, Putin, or Trump?

Other nations push their own interests to the detriment of the Syrian people

Reese Erlich

Russia
Mueller: 12 Russian Agents indicted for Hacking Dems on Day Trump asked them to

Mueller: 12 Russian Agents indicted for Hacking Dems on Day Trump asked them to

Twelve Russian military intelligence officers were indicted by a US grand jury on Friday

Chris Lefkow

UAE
United Arab Emirates Committing War Crimes in its Yemen Prisons: Amnesty

United Arab Emirates Committing War Crimes in its Yemen Prisons: Amnesty

Human rights violations in a string of Yemeni prisons run by the United Arab Emirates could amount to war crimes

AFP

racism
Could Trump's War on Black NFL Players awaken a Sleeping Giant?

Could Trump’s War on Black NFL Players awaken a Sleeping Giant?

Will Trump’s attacks on black athletes provoke a revolution in the NFL?

Tomdispatch

Syria
Syrian Army Raises Flag in Daraa, Cradle of Failed Revolution

Syrian Army Raises Flag in Daraa, Cradle of Failed Revolution

Syria’s army entered rebel-held parts of Daraa city, state media said Thursday

Mohamad Abazeed

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Trump Threatens Iran with "Escalation;" Could it Spin out of Control?

Trump Threatens Iran with “Escalation;” Could it Spin out of Control?

Pompeo has been more or less threatening acts of war for the past week

Juan Cole

Colonialism
Human Zoos in the Age of Trump

Human Zoos in the Age of Trump

Current policies echo an era when millions of Europeans and Americans considered it perfectly natural to treat fellow humans as beasts

Ariel Dorfman

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