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With more Women than Clerics, will Iran’s new Parliament improve Women’s Rights?
Leila Alikarami | (Open Democracy) | – – The problem was the Guardian Council, a body which has veto authority over any legislature, which in […]
When Islamophobia Turns Violent: The 2016 U.S. Presidential Elections
By Engy Abdelkader w/ research team Jordan Denari, Nathan Lean | (Bridge Initiative) | – – This report highlights trends and patterns surrounding Islamophobia since […]
Curtains for Trans Atlantic Trade Deal? Greenpeace Leak Exposes Corporate Takeover
By Deirdre Fulton | ( Commondreams.org ) | – – The secret documents represent roughly two-thirds of the latest negotiating text, and in several cases […]
Saudi Arabia: Foreign Workers Burn Buses After Massive Layoffs
TeleSur | – – The workers set at least seven buses on fire to protest Binladen construction group firing of at least 70,000 laborers after […]
Trumping Terrorism with Torture?
By Rebecca Gordon | (Informed Comment) | – – Why do Republican candidates for the presidency keep promising to commit war crimes? Donald Trump guarantees […]
Russia declines to ask Syria to halt Bombardment of East Aleppo
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s recent interview with Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter gives some idea of […]
US spends as much as next 11 countries on War Industries; why do Cruz/Trump want to Spend More?
Bear F. Braumoeller | (The Conversation) | – – One of the prominent themes in this year’s presidential primaries is the state of the American […]
Al-Qaeda Everywhere: US support for Oppressive Gov’t’s made Bin Laden’s Killing Moot
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The US government has never understood insurgency for the most part. Smart USG officials with whom […]
After Obama-Salman Summit, will Saudi finally rein in Wahhabi Radicalism?
Christopher R. Hill | Project Syndicate | – – DENVER – US President Barack Obama supposedly “cleared the air” with Saudi King Salman before the […]
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