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Turkiye hosts Largest Solar Power Plant of any European Country, as its Solar Installations Surge to 3.1 GW in H1
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Turkiye hosts Largest Solar Power Plant of any European Country, as its Solar Installations Surge to 3.1 GW in H1

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Turkiye [Turkey] is a European country, since part of its territory lies in Europe. So the following sentence is true: […]

Palestinian Statehood is winning major new Supporters at UN – but symbolic Action won’t make it happen

Palestinian Statehood is winning major new Supporters at UN – but symbolic Action won’t make it happen

09/20/2025 By The Conversation

Protesting UC Berkeley handing Names of Faculty and Students  to Dept. of Education

Protesting UC Berkeley handing Names of Faculty and Students to Dept. of Education

09/20/2025 By Committee on Academic Freedom

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Trump's national anthem outrage ignores decades of Supreme Court rulings

Trump’s national anthem outrage ignores decades of Supreme Court rulings

First Amendment at Stake

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Kurdish Independence: SecState Tillerson opposes, Sen Schumer Supports

Kurdish Independence: SecState Tillerson opposes, Sen Schumer Supports

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – According to the Kurdish news site Rudaw, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson weighed in on the […]

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Iraqi Kurdistan defiant in face of Baghdad sanctions, threats

Iraqi Kurdistan defiant in face of Baghdad sanctions, threats

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The Kurdistan Regional Government on Thursday rejected the decisions of the Iraqi parliament and government. It […]

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We Get Sick, They Get Rich

We Get Sick, They Get Rich

by Sam Pizzigati | ( Inequality.org ) | – – Our ‘free market’ health care system gives CEOs the freedom to squeeze us. Blogging Our […]

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Saudi Arabia
Saudi decree allowing women to drive cars is about politics, not religion

Saudi decree allowing women to drive cars is about politics, not religion

By Haifaa Jawad | (The Conversation) | – – In an unexpected move that surprised everyone, including his own people, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud […]

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Arab Americans
What it means to raise the Palestinian flag in today's America

What it means to raise the Palestinian flag in today’s America

Arab-Americans deal with stereotypes

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Iraq strikes Back: Kurds under air travel ban, Turkey blocks Oil

Iraq strikes Back: Kurds under air travel ban, Turkey blocks Oil

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The Iraqi parliament on Wednesday passed a resolution demanding that the Iraqi army take control of […]

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Afghanistan
Taliban target SecDef Mattis Helicopter in Kabul, hit Airport

Taliban target SecDef Mattis Helicopter in Kabul, hit Airport

TeleSur | – – U.S. forces responded with an airstrike but one of the missiles went off course in a “malfunction,” causing several casualties. Kabul’s […]

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Feminism
The Biggest Impediment to Saudi Women Was Never the Driving Ban

The Biggest Impediment to Saudi Women Was Never the Driving Ban

By Medea Benjamin | (Foreign Policy in Focus) | – – No matter their age, Saudi women are treated like minors — to the point […]

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