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

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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WP: Sessions spoke with Russian ambassador during Trump campaign (Maddow)

WP: Sessions spoke with Russian ambassador during Trump campaign (Maddow)

The Rachel Maddow Show | (Video News Clip) | – – Video 1: | MSNBC | THE RACHEL MADDOW SHOW 3/1/17: WP: Sessions spoke with […]

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Afghanistan
Afghanistan:  We Lost a long Time Ago, and are Still at War

Afghanistan: We Lost a long Time Ago, and are Still at War

William J. Astore | ( Tomdispatch.com ) | – – America’s war in Afghanistan is now in its 16th year, the longest foreign war in […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Joining N. Korea, Israel denies Human Rights Watch Work Permit

Joining N. Korea, Israel denies Human Rights Watch Work Permit

IMEMC | – – Israeli authorities have denied Human Rights Watch’s application for a work permit for its Israel and Palestine director, on the grounds […]

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American Jews
Further Wave of Bomb Threats against Jewish Centers:  Rise of US Far Right

Further Wave of Bomb Threats against Jewish Centers: Rise of US Far Right

TeleSur | – – Some Jewish groups see the vandalism and threats as a sign that anti-Semitic groups have been emboldened by Trump’s election. Jewish […]

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Climate Change
Sorry, Trump, China's cut-back on Coal Dooms Industry

Sorry, Trump, China’s cut-back on Coal Dooms Industry

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Donald Trump has said many foolish things, but his pledge to bring back coal takes the […]

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Islam
Why ISIL is Targeting Tolerant Sufi Islam

Why ISIL is Targeting Tolerant Sufi Islam

By Peter Gottschalk | (The Conversation) | – – On Feb. 16, 2017, a bomb ripped through a crowd assembled at the tomb of a […]

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Barack Obama
Top 5 Ways Obama is Behind Leaks, Protests against Trump

Top 5 Ways Obama is Behind Leaks, Protests against Trump

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Trump did an interview with “Fox and Friends” for this morning in which he alleged that […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
ISIL: In Iraq's desert, mass grave horror beneath the dirt

ISIL: In Iraq’s desert, mass grave horror beneath the dirt

AFP | (Video News Report) | – – “The sinkhole that could be the largest mass grave in Iraq’s latest conflict is barely visible from […]

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art and photography
Image of the Day:  European Buddhists (?) & Zoroastrians, c. 1650

Image of the Day: European Buddhists (?) & Zoroastrians, c. 1650

British Museum | (Safavid Era Painting) | – – School/style: Persian School/Style term details Culture/period: Safavid dynasty term details Date: 1650-1700 (circa) Production place: Made […]

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