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The Silence of the Scholars:  How leading Academics gave Cover to Genocide in Gaza
Academic Freedom

The Silence of the Scholars: How leading Academics gave Cover to Genocide in Gaza

Shamai Leibowitz

Silver Spring, Md. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – The true measure of a scholar is not the number of books they publish or the […]

“But still the Vine her ancient Ruby Yields:” Fitzgerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:5

“But still the Vine her ancient Ruby Yields:” Fitzgerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:5

08/22/2025 By Juan Cole

‘All Eyes On Gaza City’ as Israel Ramps Up Campaign of Conquest and Ethnic Cleansing

‘All Eyes On Gaza City’ as Israel Ramps Up Campaign of Conquest and Ethnic Cleansing

08/22/2025 By Common Dreams

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Is Trump's threat to sacred Bears Ears like Taliban blowing up Buddhas?

Is Trump’s threat to sacred Bears Ears like Taliban blowing up Buddhas?

George Nicholas | (The Conversation) | – – For many archaeologists, one of the darkest moments in memory was the destruction of the fourth and […]

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Donald Trump
Trump “not welcome” in UK after Neo-Nazi retweets: London Mayor

Trump “not welcome” in UK after Neo-Nazi retweets: London Mayor

Middle East Monitor | – – Describing London as the city of “tolerance, acceptance and diversity”, London Mayor Sadiq Khan, however, on Wednesday said President […]

Juan Cole

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Chess is Universal; Saudi Arabia isn't: Women's Boycott, Israeli Lawsuit

Chess is Universal; Saudi Arabia isn’t: Women’s Boycott, Israeli Lawsuit

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Saudi Arabia under the hyper-active crown prince Muhammad Bin Salman is undertaking rapid changes in society […]

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China
Heating with Coal Takes 3 Years off Your Life: China Study

Heating with Coal Takes 3 Years off Your Life: China Study

Feng Hao | (ChinaDialogue) | – – Lives in northern China are shorter than in the south because of air pollution from heating, reports Feng Hao In […]

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Islamophobia
Ignoring Rohingya Ethnic Cleansing is Creating another Palestine

Ignoring Rohingya Ethnic Cleansing is Creating another Palestine

Middle East Monitor | – – The international community must act swiftly on the Rohingya crisis or the world will create another Palestine. That was […]

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Fossil Fuels
Oil Giants' $180 Bn Binge on Plastics to *Permanently* Pollute Oceans

Oil Giants’ $180 Bn Binge on Plastics to *Permanently* Pollute Oceans

TeleSur | – – Major chemical and petroleum companies knew about the copious amounts of water pollution caused by them as far back as the […]

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Trump’s disastrous Year in the Middle East:  Syria

Trump’s disastrous Year in the Middle East: Syria

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Trump on the campaign trail said many self-contradictory things about the Syrian civil war. He wanted […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Why the Israeli Right is wrong to put Hopes in Trump’s Jerusalem Decision

Why the Israeli Right is wrong to put Hopes in Trump’s Jerusalem Decision

Shlomo Ben-Ami | (Project Syndicate) | – – Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital may have been bombastic, but it will not […]

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Authoritarianism
Riyadh releases more royals in corruption probe, Demands $6 bn from Alwaleed

Riyadh releases more royals in corruption probe, Demands $6 bn from Alwaleed

Middle East Monitor | – – Saudi Arabia’s authorities have released a number of detained royals allegedly involved in corruption in public office. The move […]

Juan Cole

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