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The Silence of the Scholars:  How leading Academics gave Cover to Genocide in Gaza
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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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It’s Not About ‘White Culture’

It’s Not About ‘White Culture’

By Jill Richardson | (Otherwords.org) | – – There’s no way to march with KKK members and Nazi flags in a non-hateful way. “I came […]

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Counter-Terrorism
Can Iraq save Tal Afar from ISIL without Destroying the City?

Can Iraq save Tal Afar from ISIL without Destroying the City?

By Mustafa Habib | (Niqash.org) | – – [N.B. The offensive against ISIL (Daesh) in Tal Afar began on Sunday. – JC] Intensive air raids, […]

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Afghanistan
ISIL in Afghanistan Resilient despite Kabul Offensive

ISIL in Afghanistan Resilient despite Kabul Offensive

By Frud Bezhan. | ( RFE/RL) | – – A relentless air-and-ground campaign against the [so-called] Islamic State [group] (IS) affiliate in Afghanistan does not […]

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astronomy and outer space
Why no Eclipse Denialists?  The Same Science predicts Global Heating

Why no Eclipse Denialists? The Same Science predicts Global Heating

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Eminent physicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson’s tweet pointing out that there are no eclipse denialists the way […]

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Environmentalism
Green Norway:  Will it be the World's First post-Carbon Society?

Green Norway: Will it be the World’s First post-Carbon Society?

By Sam Morgan | EurActiv.com | – – Norway has the renewable resources and political will to become the world’s first country to use entirely […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Racist Israeli Youth attack Israeli Soldiers, shouting "You are Arabs!"

Racist Israeli Youth attack Israeli Soldiers, shouting “You are Arabs!”

Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) –Two Israeli soldiers were attacked on Friday night in a public park in the town of Pardes […]

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Donald Trump
White Supremacy was already dying in the 1860s & can't be Revived

White Supremacy was already dying in the 1860s & can’t be Revived

By Gail Ukockis | (Informed Comment) | – – One statue of Robert E. Lee that will probably remain standing is at the battlefield of […]

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Trump Pledged to Carpet Bomb ISIL, but Little Lebanon is Taking them On

Trump Pledged to Carpet Bomb ISIL, but Little Lebanon is Taking them On

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The Lebanese Army has mobilized to clean out an ISIL enclave in a mountainous region on […]

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Despite Disavowals, Leading Tech Companies Help Extremist Sites Monetize Hate

Despite Disavowals, Leading Tech Companies Help Extremist Sites Monetize Hate

By Julia Angwin, Jeff Larson, Madeleine Varner and Lauren Kirchner | ( ProPublica ) | – – Because of its “extreme hostility toward Muslims,” the […]

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