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Why the Saudi-Pakistan Bilateral Defense Pact is unlikely to Revive Muslim Unity
Arab World

Why the Saudi-Pakistan Bilateral Defense Pact is unlikely to Revive Muslim Unity

Abdullah al-Ahsan

Chicago (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – When Israel launched an attack on Doha in September 2025, Arab and Muslim leaders convened an emergency summit. […]

Palestinian Subordination: Donald Trump’s Gaza “Peace” Plan

Palestinian Subordination: Donald Trump’s Gaza “Peace” Plan

10/03/2025 By Binoy Kampmark

How Donald Trump Surrendered on Greentech to China Abroad and to Big Oil at Home

How Donald Trump Surrendered on Greentech to China Abroad and to Big Oil at Home

10/03/2025 By Tom Engelhardt

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History
‘These are the keys of this paradise’: how 700 years of Muslim rule in Spain came to an end

‘These are the keys of this paradise’: how 700 years of Muslim rule in Spain came to an end

By Elizabeth Drayson | (The Conversation) | – – It was the moment which set Spain on a course to become the greatest power in […]

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BDS Occupied Territories
ACLU: US Congress ban on Boycotting Israel is Unconstitutional

ACLU: US Congress ban on Boycotting Israel is Unconstitutional

TeleSur | – – The bipartisan bill was rewritten after criticism by civil rights advocates but it remains challenged by the ACLU. The legal advocacy […]

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Environmentalism
Top 4 myths about Electric Cars & why they should not Discourage You

Top 4 myths about Electric Cars & why they should not Discourage You

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – China produced 680,000 electric vehicles last year, as much as the rest of the world combined. […]

Juan Cole

Islam
What is Missing in our Sunni-Shi’a Conflict Narrative?

What is Missing in our Sunni-Shi’a Conflict Narrative?

Ali R. Abootalebi | (Informed Comment) | – – The Sunni-Shi’a schism provides for different narrative and prescriptions for arriving at the ‘utopian Islamic society’ […]

Juan Cole

Guns
Our High Schoolers as Assault Weapon Guinea Pigs

Our High Schoolers as Assault Weapon Guinea Pigs

By Belle Chesler | ( Tomdispatch.com) | – – “It was no surprise to anyone who knew him to hear that he was the shooter.” […]

Juan Cole

Health
5 things we Know about People who live Longest, and their Communities

5 things we Know about People who live Longest, and their Communities

By Megan Wildhood | ( Yes! Magazine | – – How communities are using longevity research to ensure everyone has a long, healthy life. The […]

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Climate Change
How Maine climate activists found their power potential by moving past one-off protests

How Maine climate activists found their power potential by moving past one-off protests

By George Lakey | ( Waging Nonviolence | – – Rob Levin, a Quaker attorney in Portland, Maine, has been concerned about the growing climate […]

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Syria
Syria’s war at home is giving way to dangerous proxy conflicts

Syria’s war at home is giving way to dangerous proxy conflicts

By Moritz Pieper | (The Conversation) | – – As Syrian government forces crush the country’s largest remaining rebel strongholds and with Bashar al-Assad apparently […]

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Donald Trump
Tower of Jello: The Struggle of Russia and UAE over Tillerson's helming of State Department

Tower of Jello: The Struggle of Russia and UAE over Tillerson’s helming of State Department

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The New Yorker reports that there was a further Steele memo, prepared by the same ex-MI6 […]

Juan Cole

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