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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: Trump's Tweets have added $10 to cost of Oil, Upping cost of Gasoline

Iran: Trump’s Tweets have added $10 to cost of Oil, Upping cost of Gasoline

Hossein Kazempour Ardebili was quoted by the Iranian Press on Thursday as saying that Trump’s Twitter activity is roiling the oil markets

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Ireland Set to Pass Bill Banning Goods from Israeli Squatter Settlements in Palestine

Ireland Set to Pass Bill Banning Goods from Israeli Squatter Settlements in Palestine

A bill banning all goods from illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank is set to be approved by the Irish Parliament on July 11

TeleSur

UAE
United Arab Emirate Soldiers Tortured, Sexually Abused Yemeni Prisoners: UN

United Arab Emirate Soldiers Tortured, Sexually Abused Yemeni Prisoners: UN

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) engaged in ill-treatment, torture and sexual abuse across Yemen’s prisons according to the UN human rights office

Middle East Monitor

Israel/ Palestine
The Challenges and Strengths of Palestine’s ‘Orchestra’ of Civil Resistance

The Challenges and Strengths of Palestine’s ‘Orchestra’ of Civil Resistance

For Palestinians, the struggle is existential

Molly Wallace

Israel/ Palestine
Israel arrests 9 Bedouin Protesters as it Prepares to Bulldoze their Village

Israel arrests 9 Bedouin Protesters as it Prepares to Bulldoze their Village

Scuffles broke out on Wednesday between Israeli authorities and protesters who feared preparations were underway to raze a Bedouin village

AFP

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Trump sidelined as UN Security Council plus Germany Meet Iran's Rouhani in Vienna

Trump sidelined as UN Security Council plus Germany Meet Iran’s Rouhani in Vienna

Before Trump, the idea of the UN Security Council meeting without the US would have been hard to imagine

Juan Cole

Iran
No New Revolution: Iran's Grand Bazaar is now a Pillar of Establishment

No New Revolution: Iran’s Grand Bazaar is now a Pillar of Establishment

Despite its history of opposition to the state, it is seen as an institutional hub for conservative politics in Iran

The Conversation

Syria
As Syrian Government advances on Daraa, 250,000 Civilians Flee in Panic

As Syrian Government advances on Daraa, 250,000 Civilians Flee in Panic

More than a quarter of a million people have fled a Russian-backed government onslaught on southern Syria

Mohamad Abazeed

Donald Trump
Top 3 Grievances  against Trump the Founders would have Had

Top 3 Grievances against Trump the Founders would have Had

In the section of the Declaration of Independence on grievances, there are a number of paragraphs that resonate with today’s politics. The whole authoritarian thrust […]

Juan Cole

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