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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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British Royal Family was already Multicultural, Descended from Muhammad

British Royal Family was already Multicultural, Descended from Muhammad

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The announcement that Prince Harry is set to marry American actress Meghan Markle provoked a flurry […]

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Donald Trump
Far Right 'Project Veritas' Scam EXPOSED; Attempt to Smear Moore Victims (TYT Video)

Far Right ‘Project Veritas’ Scam EXPOSED; Attempt to Smear Moore Victims (TYT Video)

By Cenk Uygur and John Iadarola | The Young Turks | (Video Report) | – – The Washington Post exposed Project Veritas’ most recent scam. […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Israel, Trump  ‘working feverishly’ to block UN settlements database

Israel, Trump ‘working feverishly’ to block UN settlements database

Middle East Monitor | – – The Israeli and US governments are “working feverishly” to block the publication of a United Nations database of companies […]

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Jewish History
The Jewish Community in Multi-Cultural Morocco (Video)

The Jewish Community in Multi-Cultural Morocco (Video)

Myriam Ait Malk | (Video Documentary) | – – Documentary on the Jewish Community in Morocco – by Myriam Ait Malk

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Donald Trump
Trump meets Native Vets, uses 'Pocahantas' as Insult

Trump meets Native Vets, uses ‘Pocahantas’ as Insult

TeleSur | – – “(Trump should) stop using our historical people of significance as a racial slur against one of his opponents,” a Native American […]

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Counter-Terrorism
With 305 dead in Sinai Terror, Trump babbles Wall & Visas

With 305 dead in Sinai Terror, Trump babbles Wall & Visas

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – As the death toll in this weekend’s horrific terrorist attack on a Sufi mosque near El […]

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
Every Time we Laugh at Trump, It's a 'Tiny Revolution'

Every Time we Laugh at Trump, It’s a ‘Tiny Revolution’

By Linda Kiernan | (The Conversation) | – – The power of laughter is something of a theme in Donald Trump’s presidency. Trump’s humourless response […]

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Children
The War on Children in Yemen: UNICEF

The War on Children in Yemen: UNICEF

Middle East Monitor | – – Millions of children are in desperate need of humanitarian assistance in Yemen, UNICEF’s Regional Director for the Middle East […]

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Bush
What if the US never fell for al-Qaeda's trap & avoided 'War on Terror'?

What if the US never fell for al-Qaeda’s trap & avoided ‘War on Terror’?

By Danny Sjursen | ( Tomdispatch.com) | – – “Of all manifestations of power, restraint impresses men most.” — Thucydides You’ve heard the platitude that […]

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