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It Doesn’t Have to Hurt:  Sanjay Gupta on the New Neurobiology of Pain
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It Doesn’t Have to Hurt: Sanjay Gupta on the New Neurobiology of Pain

Richard Penaskovic

Review of Sanjay Gupta, It Doesn’t Have to Hurt:Your Smart Guide to a Pain-free Life. (New York: Simon & Schuster, 2025), $30.00. Dr. Sanjay Gupta, […]

“They say the Lion and the Lizard keep the Courts:” Edward FitzGerald’s the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám  1:17

“They say the Lion and the Lizard keep the Courts:” Edward FitzGerald’s the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:17

10/04/2025 By Juan Cole

Israel’s Abduction of the Gaza Aid Flotilla is a clear Violation of International Law

Israel’s Abduction of the Gaza Aid Flotilla is a clear Violation of International Law

10/04/2025 By The Conversation

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No, Trump, you don't want more Climate change for Northeast

No, Trump, you don’t want more Climate change for Northeast

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Trump said Thursday that given the cold snap in the northeast, that region could do with […]

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Iraq
Iraqi Kurdish Leaders' No-Good very Bad Year

Iraqi Kurdish Leaders’ No-Good very Bad Year

Histyar Qader | Erbil | (Niqash.org) | – – The end of the year brought strife to Iraqi Kurdistan, The northern region has to deal […]

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Iran
Tehran Police say Iranian Women won't be arrested over Dress Code

Tehran Police say Iranian Women won’t be arrested over Dress Code

Middle East Monitor | – – TEHRAN, IRAN – JUNE 5: Iranian women perform as they train Far East Fighting Arts to be able to […]

Juan Cole

Displaced and Refugees
Saudi Arabia Killed 68 Yemeni Civilians in Just 1 Day: UN

Saudi Arabia Killed 68 Yemeni Civilians in Just 1 Day: UN

TeleSur | – – A United Nations top official said warring sides in Yemen, especially the Saudi-led coalition, have no regard for human life. The […]

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Bashar al-Assad
Russia: Permanent Bases planned in Syria to fight Terrorism

Russia: Permanent Bases planned in Syria to fight Terrorism

By Juan Cole | (informed Comment) | – – The US military says that the number of ISIL fighters in eastern Syria has fallen from […]

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Displaced and Refugees
Egyptian parliament moves to make atheism a crime

Egyptian parliament moves to make atheism a crime

Brian Whitaker | ( al-Bab.com The Egyptian parliament’s committee on religion has announced plans to make disbelief in God a crime. Under the current law against […]

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Barack Obama
Barack Obama tells Prince Harry how he felt after Donald Trump's inauguration (Video)

Barack Obama tells Prince Harry how he felt after Donald Trump’s inauguration (Video)

Prince Harry/ Barack Obama | (BBC News Video) | – – “Barack Obama opens up about how he felt after Donald Trump’s inauguration as US […]

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Donald Trump
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 […]

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