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Despite New Western Recognition of Palestine, the Israeli Gov’t is Coming for the West Bank
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Despite New Western Recognition of Palestine, the Israeli Gov’t is Coming for the West Bank

Mohammed Samaana

Belfast (Special to Informed Comment; feature) – As a native Palestinian, visiting my homeland is not just about seeing family and friends. It’s also about […]

An Unquenchable Thirst: The coming Water Scarcity

An Unquenchable Thirst: The coming Water Scarcity

09/24/2025 By Frida Berrigan

Middle East Studies Assn. Statement Concerning Trump’s 2025 Travel Bans

Middle East Studies Assn. Statement Concerning Trump’s 2025 Travel Bans

09/24/2025 By Middle East Studies Association

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Turkey's Erdogan ousts PM in Search of Imperial Presidency

Turkey’s Erdogan ousts PM in Search of Imperial Presidency

TeleSur President Tayyip Erdogan’s drive to tighten his grip on power has caused an increasingly open rift with his prime minister, possibly leading to his […]

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Bashar al-Assad
A Tale of Two Cities:  Muslim Rebels strike back at Hospital in Gov't held West

A Tale of Two Cities: Muslim Rebels strike back at Hospital in Gov’t held West

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment)| – – Muslim fundamentalist rebels, including al-Qaeda, took revenge Tuesday on West Aleppo for the heavy government bombardment of […]

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Republican Party
Muslim-Americans offer to Patrol Ted Cruz's Neighborhood after his Defeat

Muslim-Americans offer to Patrol Ted Cruz’s Neighborhood after his Defeat

Ana Kasparian, John Iadarola, Jimmy Dore | (The Young Turks Video) | – – PS: Informed Comment regrets the joke in the title above, or […]

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Employment
Saudi Arabia's Vision: Cut Subsidies to Workers, Middle Class, put Women to Work

Saudi Arabia’s Vision: Cut Subsidies to Workers, Middle Class, put Women to Work

Courtney Freer | (The Conversation) | – – Saudi Arabia has released details of its Vision 2030 – an immensely ambitious plan which Deputy Crown […]

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African-Americans
Larry Wilmore horrifies White Washington by bringing Up Race at WH Dinner

Larry Wilmore horrifies White Washington by bringing Up Race at WH Dinner

Larry Wilmore | (White House Correspondents Dinner Video) | – – C-Span: “Larry Wilmore COMPLETE REMARKS at 2016 White House Correspondents’ Dinner (C-SPAN)”

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Democracy
With more Women than Clerics, will Iran's new Parliament improve Women's Rights?

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 […]

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Islam-hatred
When Islamophobia Turns Violent: The 2016 U.S. Presidential Elections

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 […]

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Plutocracy
Curtains for Trans Atlantic Trade Deal?  Greenpeace Leak Exposes Corporate Takeover

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 […]

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Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Foreign Workers Burn Buses After Massive Layoffs

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 […]

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