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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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The Seventh Exclusion:  Great Moments in American Racist Immigration History

The Seventh Exclusion: Great Moments in American Racist Immigration History

US history is replete with racism as public policy

Juan Cole

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New Light on the Arabian Religious Background of Islam?

New Light on the Arabian Religious Background of Islam?

Aside from the Qur’an itself, all the sources we have were written down after the Abbasid Revolution of 750 against the Umayyads

Juan Cole

Immigration
TrumpWorld: A Vast Guantanamo Bay just for Children

TrumpWorld: A Vast Guantanamo Bay just for Children

A requiem for a tragedy that has barely ended (if it has)

Karen J. Greenberg

Syria
Defying US, Syrian Troops Launch Assault on Daraa City as Civilians Flee

Defying US, Syrian Troops Launch Assault on Daraa City as Civilians Flee

Syria’s army launched an assault on the flashpoint southern city of Daraa Tuesday, state media said

Mohamad Abazeed

Turkey
Five Reasons Why Erdogan Won Turkey’s Election

Five Reasons Why Erdogan Won Turkey’s Election

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan won a decisive victory in weekend elections, scuppering predictions that his popularity was on the wane

Stuart Williams

Latin America
Nicaragua's People Power at the Barricades again, this Time against Ortega

Nicaragua’s People Power at the Barricades again, this Time against Ortega

If Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega refuses to leave office we may see more killings, beatings, and jailings

Rebecca Gordon

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No, Iran's Grand Bazaar Protest doesn't mean the Government or Economy is Collapsing

No, Iran’s Grand Bazaar Protest doesn’t mean the Government or Economy is Collapsing

These were rallies of the economically privileged

Juan Cole

Immigration
What Have We Done?  Moral Injury and the Family Separation Policy

What Have We Done? Moral Injury and the Family Separation Policy

The concept of “moral injury” could help us understand the impact of the Trump administration’s family separation policy

Gail Ukockis

Iraq
Iraq bombs meeting of Daesh leaders in Syria; kills high-value targets

Iraq bombs meeting of Daesh leaders in Syria; kills high-value targets

Iraq has launched an air attack on a gathering of Daesh leaders inside neighbouring Syria, killing 45 members of the hardline militant group

Middle East Monitor

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