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The Silence of the Scholars:  How leading Academics gave Cover to Genocide in Gaza
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The Silence of the Scholars: How leading Academics gave Cover to Genocide in Gaza

Shamai Leibowitz

Silver Spring, Md. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – The true measure of a scholar is not the number of books they publish or the […]

“But still the Vine her ancient Ruby Yields:” Fitzgerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:5

“But still the Vine her ancient Ruby Yields:” Fitzgerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:5

08/22/2025 By Juan Cole

‘All Eyes On Gaza City’ as Israel Ramps Up Campaign of Conquest and Ethnic Cleansing

‘All Eyes On Gaza City’ as Israel Ramps Up Campaign of Conquest and Ethnic Cleansing

08/22/2025 By Common Dreams

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Syrian Musicians Celebrate Palmyra's Liberation

Syrian Musicians Celebrate Palmyra’s Liberation

TeleSur | – – The city and its ruins, designated a UNESCO world heritage site in 1980, have traded hands several times during Syria’s six-year […]

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Corruption
AG Jeff Sessions as Gump:  SNL Cold Open

AG Jeff Sessions as Gump: SNL Cold Open

Kate McKinnon | (Saturday Night Live) | Video Clip | – – “Attorney General Jeff Sessions (Kate McKinnon) chats with strangers (Octavia Spencer, Leslie Jones, […]

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Afghanistan
“Dear Nasemi:  ‘I’m Sorry.'”  (ICE doesn’t Keep out Afghan-American Coffins)

“Dear Nasemi: ‘I’m Sorry.'” (ICE doesn’t Keep out Afghan-American Coffins)

By Jonathan S. Addleton | (Informed Comment) | – – Dear Nasemi – I’m sorry. It is hard to believe that it was almost four […]

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Donald Trump
All the President’s Generals:  Do they Want War with Iran?

All the President’s Generals: Do they Want War with Iran?

By William D. Hartung | ( Tomdispatch.com) | – – In the splurge of “news,” media-bashing, and Bannonism that’s been Donald Trump’s domestic version of […]

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Barack Obama
Trump covers Rockwell: Sometimes it Feels like, Obama's Watching You

Trump covers Rockwell: Sometimes it Feels like, Obama’s Watching You

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Donald Trump is angry at his predecessor, former president Barack Obama, this weekend. He says he […]

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
The Trauma of "Dreamers" under Trump's Deportation Threats

The Trauma of “Dreamers” under Trump’s Deportation Threats

By Annamarya Scaccia | (Yes! Magazine) | – – After Daniela Vargas’ recent arrest, the future for DACA’s more than 750,000 recipients is more uncertain […]

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Copts
Sectarian Tensions Flare in Egypt as Christians flee ISIL in Sinai

Sectarian Tensions Flare in Egypt as Christians flee ISIL in Sinai

By Brian Whitaker | (Al-Bab.com) | – – Several hundred Egyptian Christians have fled their homes in North Sinai over the last few days following […]

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Donald Trump
Oppression in the Land of the Free: A Muslim Leader Speaks Out

Oppression in the Land of the Free: A Muslim Leader Speaks Out

By Edu Montesanti | TeleSur | – – An interview with Hatem Abudayyeh, head of Chicago’s Arab American Action Network, on the rising criminalization of […]

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
"Media Vandalism?"  Top 6 Russian reactions to Trump's Russia Scandals

“Media Vandalism?” Top 6 Russian reactions to Trump’s Russia Scandals

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – We’re hearing a lot about American reactions to news that AG Jeff Sessions met twice with […]

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