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Russia, China, reject attempt of E3 to Reimpose Sanctions on Iran over Nuclear Program
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Russia, China, reject attempt of E3 to Reimpose Sanctions on Iran over Nuclear Program

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – France, the United Kingdom and Germany (the “E3”) on Thursday sent a formal letter to the UN Security Council asking […]

Hossein Asgari’s Desolation speaks powerfully of the Destructiveness of War and the Hope that lies in Fiction

Hossein Asgari’s Desolation speaks powerfully of the Destructiveness of War and the Hope that lies in Fiction

08/29/2025 By The Conversation

From Guernica to Gaza:  The Detached Cruelty of Air Power

From Guernica to Gaza: The Detached Cruelty of Air Power

08/29/2025 By Norman Solomon

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Russo-US dog fights over Syria?

Russo-US dog fights over Syria?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Yara Bayoumi at Reuters reports on the complicated minuet being danced by Russia, the Syrian Air […]

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Islam-hatred
What's Wrong with the March against Sharia?

What’s Wrong with the March against Sharia?

The Bridge Initiative . | – – ACT for America hosted a series of marches “against sharia” in 27 cities across the United States. To […]

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Saudi Arabia
Habitual Labor abuser Saudi Arabia elected to UN body Promoting Workers

Habitual Labor abuser Saudi Arabia elected to UN body Promoting Workers

By Brian Whitaker | ( Al-Bab.com ) | – – In a grotesque development earlier this week, Saudi Arabia – a world leader in the […]

Juan Cole

Islamophobia
Surprise!  The discourse of Anti-Muslim Hatred led to attack on Mosque-Goers in London

Surprise! The discourse of Anti-Muslim Hatred led to attack on Mosque-Goers in London

By Bharath Ganesh | (The Conversation) | – – Following the attack on a group of Muslim worshippers in Finsbury Park that left one person […]

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London Mosque attack:  Did Trump's Tweets embolden Bigots?

London Mosque attack: Did Trump’s Tweets embolden Bigots?

by Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – A man driving a white van swerved just after midnight early Monday morning into a crowd […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Did Trump see the Real Jerusalem or only the Museum Version?

Did Trump see the Real Jerusalem or only the Museum Version?

Shalom L. Goldman | (Informed Comment) | – – On Donald Trump’s two- day visit to Jerusalem in late May, a visit which disrupted commercial […]

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Islam
Top Five things to know about Sharia (Muslim Canon Law)

Top Five things to know about Sharia (Muslim Canon Law)

Asma Afsaruddin | (The Conversation) | – – Editor’s note: A conservative grassroots organization, ACT for America, organized a “March against Sharia” in at least […]

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Civil Rights
What can today’s Activists learn  from the Summer of Love and the New Left?

What can today’s Activists learn from the Summer of Love and the New Left?

Ira Chernus | ( Tomdispatch.com ) | – – It’s the 50th anniversary of the Summer of Love. What better place to celebrate than that […]

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Putin's End Game in Syria

Putin’s End Game in Syria

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The Syrian press is watching Oliver Stone’s interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin and likes what […]

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