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Manufactured Famines in Gaza began almost 2 Decades Ago, So why Haven’t they been Halted?
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Manufactured Famines in Gaza began almost 2 Decades Ago, So why Haven’t they been Halted?

Dan Steinbock

New York (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Recently, international media has highlighted the mass famine in Gaza. Yet, there have been effectively three waves […]

“A thousand Blossoms with the Day Woke:” FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:8

“A thousand Blossoms with the Day Woke:” FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:8

09/02/2025 By Juan Cole

Symbolism, Exile and Identity explored in Paintings: An Interview with Massoud Hayoun

Symbolism, Exile and Identity explored in Paintings: An Interview with Massoud Hayoun

09/02/2025 By Global Voices

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Race for Film Gold at Cannes in shadow of #MeToo & Gaza

Race for Film Gold at Cannes in shadow of #MeToo & Gaza

Movies by Spike Lee, South Korea’s Lee Chang-dong, Italian Matteo Garrone and Nadine Labaki of Lebanon drew critical acclaim

Deborah Cole

Human Rights Watch
Saudis Arrest 7 Women's Rights Activists who had  Upstaged Crown Prince on Driving

Saudis Arrest 7 Women’s Rights Activists who had Upstaged Crown Prince on Driving

Jumping Ahead of Crown Prince’s Reforms Risks Jail Time

Human Rights Watch

Israel/ Palestine
Palestinian women: a history of female resistance in Gaza and the West Bank

Palestinian women: a history of female resistance in Gaza and the West Bank

Palestinian women are the backbone of a fragmented and demoralised society

Maria Holt

China
China picking up Iran Gas Deal Trump forced France’s Total to Give Up… In Yuan, not Dollars

China picking up Iran Gas Deal Trump forced France’s Total to Give Up… In Yuan, not Dollars

Trump’s move to reimpose sanctions will hit European companies especially hard

Julien Girault

Climate Change
Alabama Rep with Rocks in his Head blames Rocks for Climate Change

Alabama Rep with Rocks in his Head blames Rocks for Climate Change

Rep. Brooks believes that silt from the Nile River in Egypt is part of the problem. He doesn’t know that the Nile was dammed up in 1958

Juan Cole

Displaced and Refugees
100,000 Yemenis displaced by Saudi-led Coastal Offensive, with Millions on edge of Famine

100,000 Yemenis displaced by Saudi-led Coastal Offensive, with Millions on edge of Famine

Amnesty International warns that “the worst could be yet to come”

AFP

Iraq
Why Muqtada al-Sadr’s Shocking Victory in Iraq Elections isn’t that Shocking

Why Muqtada al-Sadr’s Shocking Victory in Iraq Elections isn’t that Shocking

Iraq’s Election Winner Just Giving The People What They Wanted

Mustafa Habib

Donald Trump
How Trump's 2000 lies are Termites chomping at the Foundations of Democracy

How Trump’s 2000 lies are Termites chomping at the Foundations of Democracy

We are facing an incremental dismantling of our institutions

Karen J. Greenberg

Islamophobia
Islamophobia, Inc.: Sinister Billionaires and White Nationalists breed Hate (Documentary)

Islamophobia, Inc.: Sinister Billionaires and White Nationalists breed Hate (Documentary)

An investigation reveals the tactics various groups use to instigate a fear of Islam

Al Jazeera English

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