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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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Saudi Arabia
UN Calls Out Saudi Arabia for Killing Yemeni Women and Children

UN Calls Out Saudi Arabia for Killing Yemeni Women and Children

By TeleSur | – – U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon demanded all parties fighting in Yemen “fully respect their obligations under international humanitarian law.” In a […]

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Iraq
Iraq’s Growth Industry: Free-Lance Civilian Bomb Disposal

Iraq’s Growth Industry: Free-Lance Civilian Bomb Disposal

By Kamal al-Ayash | Ramadi | ( Niqash.org) | – – Locals are struggling to get rid of the explosive booby-traps the Islamic State left […]

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Arms Sales
America's New Reality:  Mad Bombers, Merchants of Death, & Lawmaking Harlots

America’s New Reality: Mad Bombers, Merchants of Death, & Lawmaking Harlots

By Tom Engelhardt | ( Tomdispatch.com ) | – – Recently, sorting through a pile of old children’s books, I came across a volume, That […]

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Why the Boeing & Airbus Sales to Iran are a Big Effing Deal

Why the Boeing & Airbus Sales to Iran are a Big Effing Deal

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control, the real power center for […]

Juan Cole

Iran
Montazeri recording surfaces condemning mass killings that Haunt Iran’s Revolution

Montazeri recording surfaces condemning mass killings that Haunt Iran’s Revolution

By Golnaz Esfandiari | ( RFE/RL) | – – Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri, once in line to become Iran’s supreme leader, has come back […]

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Children
Stopping the War on Children

Stopping the War on Children

Kevin Watkins | ( Project Syndicate ) | – – On the twentieth anniversary of the Machel report, the international community must draw a line […]

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Israel/ Palestine
US College Course on Palestine Reinstated after Cancellation under pressure from Israel Lobbies

US College Course on Palestine Reinstated after Cancellation under pressure from Israel Lobbies

By IMEMC | – – University of California, Berkeley, has reinstated a course on Palestine that was cancelled under pressure from pro-Israel groups, according to […]

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Top Six US Problems worse than Terrorism

Top Six US Problems worse than Terrorism

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Every time a person of Middle Eastern heritage who ought to have been committed to an […]

Juan Cole

Climate Change
Welcome to Masdar City: the ultimate experiment in sustainable urban living

Welcome to Masdar City: the ultimate experiment in sustainable urban living

By Susan Lee | (The Conversation) | – – Ten years ago in the United Arab Emirates, a new settlement was started from scratch, with […]

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