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The Mortal Sins of Patriarchy
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The Mortal Sins of Patriarchy

H. Patricia Hynes

Greenfield, Mass. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – How much are women and girls–half of humanity–valued?  When men violate us for sex in prostitution.  When […]

The 6 Superpowers that Faith Communities bring to nonviolent Struggle

The 6 Superpowers that Faith Communities bring to nonviolent Struggle

10/05/2025 By Waging Nonviolence

Hamas and Israel are on the Verge of a Ceasefire; Denial of Palestinian Agency Could Derail it

Hamas and Israel are on the Verge of a Ceasefire; Denial of Palestinian Agency Could Derail it

10/05/2025 By The Conversation

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Trump plots to keep Palestinians Stateless forever

Trump plots to keep Palestinians Stateless forever

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The Trump-Netanyahu Show on Wednesday was par for the course in American and right wing Israeli […]

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Iranian Drummer Woman, 1842

Iranian Drummer Woman, 1842

British Museum | – – “Portrait of a young woman; single-page painting mounted on album folio. A woman beats a drum slung over her shoulder. […]

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Why America needs the Muslim Ms. Marvel now more than Ever!

Why America needs the Muslim Ms. Marvel now more than Ever!

By Katie M. Logan | (The Conversation) | – – During the first few weeks of the Trump administration, we’ve seen increased pressure on Muslim […]

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Pentagon To Recommend US Deploy Ground Troops in Syria?

Pentagon To Recommend US Deploy Ground Troops in Syria?

TeleSur | – – Countries opposed to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad will meet on Friday for the first time since Donald Trump’s U.S. administration took […]

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Human Costs of Trump's Muslim Ban continue to Mount

Human Costs of Trump’s Muslim Ban continue to Mount

By Jody Mashek | (Otherwords.org) | – – I’ve seen firsthand how the White House’s cruel ban is impacting moms and kids here in the […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Farewell to doublespeak: Israel’s vision for the future is terrifying

Farewell to doublespeak: Israel’s vision for the future is terrifying

By Ramzy Baroud | Ma’an News Agency | – – Empirical historical evidence combined with a little common sense are enough to tell us the […]

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All of Putin's / Trump's Men

All of Putin’s / Trump’s Men

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The NYT has broken the story that several Trump associates are under investigation by the FBI […]

Juan Cole

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Photo of the Day:  Sad Girl, Happy Girl, Iran 1900 (Sykes)

Photo of the Day: Sad Girl, Happy Girl, Iran 1900 (Sykes)

British Museum | Sir Percy Sykes | – – Two rural Iranian girls of the Qajar era, 1900, one sad, one mischievous. Via British Museum […]

Juan Cole

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Psychologists: Trump's Rage makes him incapable of Serving safely as President

Psychologists: Trump’s Rage makes him incapable of Serving safely as President

TeleSur | – – “We believe that the grave emotional instability indicated by Mr. Trump’s speech and actions makes him incapable of serving safely as […]

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