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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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Ceasefire Needed: Israel still Bombing areas where Health workers are vaccinating Children for Polio for Part of Each Day

Ceasefire Needed: Israel still Bombing areas where Health workers are vaccinating Children for Polio for Part of Each Day

By Sarah Schiffling, Hanken School of Economics and Liz Breen University of Bradford | – (The Conversation) – A large polio vaccination campaign started in […]

The Conversation

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Massive Demonstrations, National Strike in Israel as Crowds blame PM Netanyahu for deaths of Hostages

Massive Demonstrations, National Strike in Israel as Crowds blame PM Netanyahu for deaths of Hostages

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Basil Maghrebi at the Israeli newspaper Arab 48 reports that tens of thousands of Israelis participated on Sunday evening in […]

Juan Cole

Climate Crisis
Climate Change has deep historical Roots – Amitav Ghosh explores how Capitalism and Colonialism fit in

Climate Change has deep historical Roots – Amitav Ghosh explores how Capitalism and Colonialism fit in

By Julia Taylor, University of the Witwatersrand and Imraan Valodia, University of the Witwatersrand | – (The Conversation) – Amitav Ghosh is an internationally celebrated […]

The Conversation

Health Care
200 UN Teams Begin Drive to immunize 600K Palestinian Children in Gaza, Warn that Ceasefire is Essential

200 UN Teams Begin Drive to immunize 600K Palestinian Children in Gaza, Warn that Ceasefire is Essential

UN News reports that the initial stage of a UN-led polio immunization initiative commenced Sunday in the central regions of Gaza. The undertaking aims to […]

Juan Cole

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India outstrips Japan in Solar Energy

India outstrips Japan in Solar Energy

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The energy consultancy Ember reports that the growth in solar production in India was 5.9% in 2023, which outstripped the […]

Juan Cole

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Tech Giants criticized for Silencing Pro-Palestinian Narratives

Tech Giants criticized for Silencing Pro-Palestinian Narratives

Written byWalid El Houri Read this post in Malagasy, українська, عربي, English, Ελληνικά ( Globalvoices.org ) – The ongoing suppression of Palestinian voices on social […]

Global Voices

Iran
Is Iran’s anti-Israel and -American Rhetoric all Bark and no Bite?

Is Iran’s anti-Israel and -American Rhetoric all Bark and no Bite?

(The Conversation) – On August 27, Ali Khamenei, the supreme leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, told the newly elected president, Masoud Pezeshkian, and […]

Shahram Akbarzadeh

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Israeli PM Netanyahu says Recovering Hostages not a Priority, Occupies Philadelphi Corridor Instead

Israeli PM Netanyahu says Recovering Hostages not a Priority, Occupies Philadelphi Corridor Instead

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Bilal Daher of the Israeli newspaper Arab 48 reports on Thursday evening’s knock-down, drag-out fight between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin […]

Juan Cole

Lebanon
Lebanon has made Survival an Art Form, after decades of War and Unrest

Lebanon has made Survival an Art Form, after decades of War and Unrest

By Ian Parmeter, Australian National University | – (The Conversation) – I first visited Lebanon in 1978, three years into the civil war and six […]

The Conversation

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