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Manufactured Famines in Gaza began almost 2 Decades Ago, So why Haven’t they been Halted?
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Manufactured Famines in Gaza began almost 2 Decades Ago, So why Haven’t they been Halted?

Dan Steinbock

New York (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Recently, international media has highlighted the mass famine in Gaza. Yet, there have been effectively three waves […]

“A thousand Blossoms with the Day Woke:” FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:8

“A thousand Blossoms with the Day Woke:” FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:8

09/02/2025 By Juan Cole

Symbolism, Exile and Identity explored in Paintings: An Interview with Massoud Hayoun

Symbolism, Exile and Identity explored in Paintings: An Interview with Massoud Hayoun

09/02/2025 By Global Voices

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Was Hate's Reach into US Public Extended by Internet?

Was Hate’s Reach into US Public Extended by Internet?

James E. Hawdon | (The Conversation) | – – Extremism has always been with us, but the internet has allowed ideas that advocate hate and […]

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Counter-Terrorism
Barcelona: Nearly 500K march for Peace, against Islamophobia

Barcelona: Nearly 500K march for Peace, against Islamophobia

TeleSur | – – Marchers, on Saturday, displayed signs and banners with various slogans. Some read, “No to Islamophobia,” “The best response: Peace,” and “I’m […]

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Authoritarianism
Trump's Organized Chaos: Channeling the Dictators – And Their Lieutenants

Trump’s Organized Chaos: Channeling the Dictators – And Their Lieutenants

By Shalom Goldman | (Informed Comment) | – – When Donald Trump was vying for the Republic nomination, and even more so after he won […]

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Iraq: Trump slams Iran, but Iran-backed Militias are key to taking Talafar from ISIL

Iraq: Trump slams Iran, but Iran-backed Militias are key to taking Talafar from ISIL

by Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Shiite popular mobilization units (Iran-backed militias) have played a key role in taking of the northern […]

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Books
Mosul Youth rescue Books and Music in wake of ISIL Defeat

Mosul Youth rescue Books and Music in wake of ISIL Defeat

Special Correspondent | Mosul | (Niqash.org) | – – Two projects in Mouls show a different side to the devastated northern Iraqi city, as younger […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Kushner tells Abbas Israeli Squatter Expansion can't be stopped b/c Netanyahu Gov't would Fall

Kushner tells Abbas Israeli Squatter Expansion can’t be stopped b/c Netanyahu Gov’t would Fall

IMEMC News | – – The U.S. delegation led by Kushner expressed openness to the two-state solution while refusing to commit to the 1967 borders, […]

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Europe
Muslims well-integrated in Western Europe, but still face rejection

Muslims well-integrated in Western Europe, but still face rejection

By Zoran Radosavljevic | EURACTIV.com | – – Muslims have come a long way towards integration into Western Europe, particularly in terms of language, education […]

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Donald Trump
Trump Exploits Harvey Victims in Stealth Pardon of Arpaio

Trump Exploits Harvey Victims in Stealth Pardon of Arpaio

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Eminent climate scientist Michael Mann of Penn State noticed not one but two horrible things about […]

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Evolution
Mission Accomplished: Iraq drops chapter on evolution from school textbooks

Mission Accomplished: Iraq drops chapter on evolution from school textbooks

By Brian Whitaker | ( Al-Bab.com ) | – – Iraq’s education ministry has quietly dropped a chapter about evolution from its biology textbooks. The […]

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