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While Trump Fiddles, China declares Eurasia Open for Business at At Shanghai Cooperation Org. Summit
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While Trump Fiddles, China declares Eurasia Open for Business at At Shanghai Cooperation Org. Summit

Neil Thompson

Beijing raised its profile at the annual Shanghai Cooperation Council summit of non-Western countries just by providing a forum. London (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) […]

“Take the Cash in Hand:” Edward FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:12

“Take the Cash in Hand:” Edward FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:12

09/11/2025 By Juan Cole

Israeli Strike in Doha crosses a new Line from which Relations with Gulf may not Recover

Israeli Strike in Doha crosses a new Line from which Relations with Gulf may not Recover

09/11/2025 By Kristian Coates Ulrichsen

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Islam
The Verse “Hear O Israel” is Common to Judaism and Islam

The Verse “Hear O Israel” is Common to Judaism and Islam

( The Times of Israel) – This Shabbat we read the second paragraph of the Shema, and last week we read the first paragraph which […]

Shamai Leibowitz

Israel/ Palestine
We, alumni recipients of the MLK Spirit Award, return our awards and urge the University to divest

We, alumni recipients of the MLK Spirit Award, return our awards and urge the University to divest

By Anna Dang and 65 other MLK Spirit Award Recipients | – ( Michigan Daily ) – We, the undersigned, are alumni recipients of the […]

contributors

Animals
We Humans are embedded in a Web of Intelligent Life, not the Pinnacle of a Hierarchy

We Humans are embedded in a Web of Intelligent Life, not the Pinnacle of a Hierarchy

Greenfield, Mass. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – From the largest to the smallest and the oldest to the youngest creatures on Earth–Antarctic blue whales […]

H. Patricia Hynes

Israel/ Palestine
Life in Gaza is even Harder than it appears on Screen: The Struggles of Daily Life

Life in Gaza is even Harder than it appears on Screen: The Struggles of Daily Life

Written byUntoldMag   Photo by Issam Hajjaj, illustrated by Zena El Abdallah, used with permission. This story was written by Issam Hani Hajjaj and originally […]

Global Voices

Israel/ Palestine
From the Front Lines of Nonviolence in Palestine

From the Front Lines of Nonviolence in Palestine

Nonviolence Radio A conversation from the frontlines of nonviolence in Palestine Meet Palestinian-American activist Amira Musallam. She is resisting eviction from her family’s land by […]

Waging Nonviolence

Displaced and Refugees
Palestinian Baby in Gaza Paralyzed by Polio, as Israel Rejects UN Ceasefire Call to allow Vaccinations

Palestinian Baby in Gaza Paralyzed by Polio, as Israel Rejects UN Ceasefire Call to allow Vaccinations

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Julian Borger at The Guardian reports that the first verified case of type 2 poliovirus in 25 years in Gaza, […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Are a Majority of Israelis now War Rape Apologists? The Sde Teiman Scandal

Are a Majority of Israelis now War Rape Apologists? The Sde Teiman Scandal

By Binoy Kampmark | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – In 2007, writer Tal Nitsan isolated instances where Israeli male combatants systematically used sexual […]

Middle East Monitor

Bangladesh
Hope on the Horizon? What Bangladesh’s Regime Change could mean for Rohingya Refugees

Hope on the Horizon? What Bangladesh’s Regime Change could mean for Rohingya Refugees

By Sarah Nandi, McGill University | – Bangladesh is experiencing a seismic shift after 18 years of Awami League rule ended abruptly due to intensive […]

The Conversation

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What you Didn’t Hear at DNC: Israeli Expulsion Decrees Disrupt last Gaza Aid Hub, jeopardizing Aid Workers, Thousands of Civilians

What you Didn’t Hear at DNC: Israeli Expulsion Decrees Disrupt last Gaza Aid Hub, jeopardizing Aid Workers, Thousands of Civilians

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Norwegian Refugee Council, an aid NGO active in Palestine, reports that new Israeli decrees have forced thousands in Gaza’s […]

Juan Cole

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