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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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‘Not in Our Name!’: Barcelona Muslims Denounce Attacks

‘Not in Our Name!’: Barcelona Muslims Denounce Attacks

TeleSur | – – The crowd chanted slogans such as “Islam is peace!” and “They are not Muslims, they are terrorists!” In the wake of […]

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Counter-Terrorism
Are ISIL recruits more street gang members than zealots?

Are ISIL recruits more street gang members than zealots?

By James L. Gelvin | (The Conversation) | – – The recent terrorist attacks in Spain and Finland once again compel us to ask: Who […]

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China
Trump fires Bannon: Who are the Winners & Losers Globally?

Trump fires Bannon: Who are the Winners & Losers Globally?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Steve Bannon by his own admission promoted the Breitbart webzine as a mouthpiece of white supremacism, […]

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Climate Change
Largest Wildfire on Record is raging in Greenland, as Ice Melt Speeds Up

Largest Wildfire on Record is raging in Greenland, as Ice Melt Speeds Up

By Kathryn Adamson | (The Conversation) | – – The largest wildfire ever recorded in Greenland was recently spotted close to the west coast town […]

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Displaced and Refugees
Arab World:  Is it Still a War if Civilians are mostly the Targets?

Arab World: Is it Still a War if Civilians are mostly the Targets?

By Dr. Hanif Hassan Al Qassim | (Inter Press Service) | – – GENEVA, Switzerland (IPS) – The war in Syria has now entered its […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Israel to Impose Fines for Commemoration of Nakba (Palestinian Defeat)

Israel to Impose Fines for Commemoration of Nakba (Palestinian Defeat)

IMEMC | – – Israeli occupation authorities are prepared to impose massive fines on Palestinians who commemorate the Israeli occupation of Palestine, a report revealed […]

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Colonialism
Trump on Barcelona: Recalls US War on Spain, Brutal Occupation of Filipino Muslims

Trump on Barcelona: Recalls US War on Spain, Brutal Occupation of Filipino Muslims

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – A vehicular terror attack in Barcelona that left over a dozen people dead and 100 injured […]

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Donald Trump
US Military in Syria to Stay, YPG Kurds Say

US Military in Syria to Stay, YPG Kurds Say

TeleSur | – – The United States has been funding and supporting the group for months, due to “strategic interests” in the region, a spokesperson […]

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Donald Trump
No Longer "Indispensable?"  The World is moving on from Trump's America

No Longer “Indispensable?” The World is moving on from Trump’s America

By Tom Engelhardt | ( Tomdispatch.com) | – – Let me try to get this straight: from the moment the Soviet Union imploded in 1991 […]

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