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Ukraine, Gaza, Iran and Trump:  Is the World on the Brink of a Major Disaster?
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Ukraine, Gaza, Iran and Trump: Is the World on the Brink of a Major Disaster?

Farhang Jahanpour

Oxford (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – The reports of the past few days are extremely worrying. The acrimonious and open split between President Donald […]

Yemen: US Strikes on Port an Apparent War Crime

Yemen: US Strikes on Port an Apparent War Crime

06/07/2025 By Human Rights Watch

Trump’s justifications for the latest Travel Ban aren’t supported by the Data on Immigration and Terrorism

Trump’s justifications for the latest Travel Ban aren’t supported by the Data on Immigration and Terrorism

06/07/2025 By The Conversation

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Iranian women risk arrest: Daughters of the revolution

Iranian women risk arrest: Daughters of the revolution

Homa Hoodfar | (The Conversation) | – – In the lead-up to March 8, I am sometimes asked whether we really still need an International […]

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Saudi Crown Prince Implicated: Credible reports of Torture and Murder in Ritz Carlton: NYT

Saudi Crown Prince Implicated: Credible reports of Torture and Murder in Ritz Carlton: NYT

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The late Saudi Maj. Gen. Ali al-Qahtani is said to have shown up at the morgue […]

Juan Cole

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Iraq: Al-Sadr & Communist Party ally against Corruption, Iranian Hegemony

Iraq: Al-Sadr & Communist Party ally against Corruption, Iranian Hegemony

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Nativist Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, 44, is encouraging members of his Sadr Movement to vote in […]

Juan Cole

Immigration
Victimizing Children: The Stunning New Cruelty of Trump's Immigration Enforcement

Victimizing Children: The Stunning New Cruelty of Trump’s Immigration Enforcement

By Jill Richardson | (Otherwords.org) | – – Whatever your views on immigration, we should all agree not to torment small children. We’ve reached a […]

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Human Rights
Western Man jailed for "insulting" UAE online

Western Man jailed for “insulting” UAE online

Middle East Monitor | – – A 39-year-old teacher* has been jailed and forced “to sign a fake confession” in the UAE following “an electronic […]

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Lebanon
Lebanon: 5 Steps to Improve Women’s Rights

Lebanon: 5 Steps to Improve Women’s Rights

Human Rights Watch | – – Parliament Candidates Should Commit to Reforms (Beirut) – Candidates running in Lebanon’s May 6, 2018 parliamentary elections should commit […]

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Bashar al-Assad
Surprise withdrawal of Syrian guerrillas from East Ghouta as Regime advances

Surprise withdrawal of Syrian guerrillas from East Ghouta as Regime advances

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The Syrian War is largely over, but the regime of Bashar al-Assad and his Russian and […]

Juan Cole

Pentagon
Youth, Gun Safety and the Pentagon

Youth, Gun Safety and the Pentagon

H. Patricia Hynes | (Informed Comment) | – – To my astonishment, I began receiving daily news updates from the Pentagon, innocuously named the Early […]

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Iran
Muslim Women at forefront of Science: 70% of Iranian Women Graduates come out with Science Degrees

Muslim Women at forefront of Science: 70% of Iranian Women Graduates come out with Science Degrees

Middle Eastern Women Leading World’s Science, Tech Fields | TeleSur | – – Over half of STEM jobs in several middle eastern countries are held […]

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