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Pakistan now gets 25% of its Electricity from Solar, Plans Solar Panel factory
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Pakistan now gets 25% of its Electricity from Solar, Plans Solar Panel factory

Juan Cole

Only about 20 countries globally get a quarter or more of their power from solar.

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Protesting the U of Arkansas for Removing Middle East Center Director over her Condemnation of the Bombing of Iran

Protesting the U of Arkansas for Removing Middle East Center Director over her Condemnation of the Bombing of Iran

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Who’s Responsible When a Military Order is Illegal? (Don’t Ask Donald Trump!)

Who’s Responsible When a Military Order is Illegal? (Don’t Ask Donald Trump!)

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Tunisia:  A Gender Equality Manifesto

Tunisia: A Gender Equality Manifesto

Tunisia is considering new legislation crucial to women’s rights in that country

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China to buy $300 mn. in Lab-Grown Meat from Israel

China to buy $300 mn. in Lab-Grown Meat from Israel

Environmentally friendly product could reduce carbon emissions, avoid killing of animals

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Hamas pledges to dissolve Gaza administration, hold elections

Hamas pledges to dissolve Gaza administration, hold elections

Decade-long political division among Palestinians may be overcome

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Climate Change
The Pentagon's Next War:  Extreme Hurricanes & other Climate attacks on US Borders

The Pentagon’s Next War: Extreme Hurricanes & other Climate attacks on US Borders

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Donald Trump
Trump as Stephen King's 'It': Lashing out at Clinton, N. Korea

Trump as Stephen King’s ‘It’: Lashing out at Clinton, N. Korea

Trump’s foreign policy is as petulant as his political snark

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Iraqi PM to Secessionist Kurds: "You're Playing with Fire!"

Iraqi PM to Secessionist Kurds: “You’re Playing with Fire!”

Kurdish nationalism threatens integrity of four Mideast States

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African-Americans
Which Lives Matter?: Fresh St. Louis Protests over Acquittal of Accused Killer

Which Lives Matter?: Fresh St. Louis Protests over Acquittal of Accused Killer

By TeleSur | – – Saturday’s demonstrations were markedly calmer after nearly three dozen people were arrested the day before. Protests have continued for a […]

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Given Fundamentalist impact on Syria, Women's Freedoms in Doubt

Given Fundamentalist impact on Syria, Women’s Freedoms in Doubt

How can Hizbullah liberate women if it wants to segregate them?

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Buddhism
Can Turkey's Erdogan ride Rohingya Crisis to global Muslim Leadership?

Can Turkey’s Erdogan ride Rohingya Crisis to global Muslim Leadership?

Turkey’s President has ambitions to lead the Muslim world

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