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Why the Saudi-Pakistan Bilateral Defense Pact is unlikely to Revive Muslim Unity
Arab World

Why the Saudi-Pakistan Bilateral Defense Pact is unlikely to Revive Muslim Unity

Abdullah al-Ahsan

Chicago (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – When Israel launched an attack on Doha in September 2025, Arab and Muslim leaders convened an emergency summit. […]

Palestinian Subordination: Donald Trump’s Gaza “Peace” Plan

Palestinian Subordination: Donald Trump’s Gaza “Peace” Plan

10/03/2025 By Binoy Kampmark

How Donald Trump Surrendered on Greentech to China Abroad and to Big Oil at Home

How Donald Trump Surrendered on Greentech to China Abroad and to Big Oil at Home

10/03/2025 By Tom Engelhardt

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Human Rights
Yemen: Saudis Using US Cluster Munitions

Yemen: Saudis Using US Cluster Munitions

Human Rights Watch | – – End Production, Transfer of These Banned Weapons (Washington, DC) – Saudi Arabia has used US-made cluster munitions near civilian […]

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Economy
Chomsky:  Who Rules the World?  (Hint: Not States any more)

Chomsky: Who Rules the World? (Hint: Not States any more)

By Noam Chomsky | ( Tomdispatch.com) | – – [This piece, the first of two parts, is excerpted from Noam Chomsky’s new book, Who Rules […]

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journalism
Media as a Shark’s Pilot Fish (Political Cartoon)

Media as a Shark’s Pilot Fish (Political Cartoon)

By Paul Jamiol | ( Jamiol’s World

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Authoritarianism
Is Turkish PM's forced exit a Harbinger of greater Authoritarianism?

Is Turkish PM’s forced exit a Harbinger of greater Authoritarianism?

By Winston Obertan | ( GlobalVoices.org ) | – – Turkey's Prime Minister of nearly two years Ahmet Davutoğlu has announced his intention to quit […]

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Featured
Top 4 Reasons Iran will stand by Syrian gov't despite High Casualties

Top 4 Reasons Iran will stand by Syrian gov’t despite High Casualties

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – On Saturday, Iran announced that 13 members of the Revolutionary Guards Corps had been killed and […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
These 5 Intellectuals Smash the 'Anti-Zionism Is Anti-Semitic' Argument

These 5 Intellectuals Smash the ‘Anti-Zionism Is Anti-Semitic’ Argument

TeleSur | – – As controversy surrounding the "new anti-Semitism" rages in Europe, important public intellectuals argue that critiquing Israel is not anti-Semitism. Israeli Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked […]

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Western Muslims
Sadiq Khan: Is London's first Muslim Mayor the ultimate weapon against Radicalism?

Sadiq Khan: Is London’s first Muslim Mayor the ultimate weapon against Radicalism?

Parveen Akhtar | (The Conversation) | – – In Pakistan, the chances that the son of a bus or rickshaw driver could secure a high-ranking […]

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Iraq
Why do 93% of Iraqi Youth think the US is their Enemy?

Why do 93% of Iraqi Youth think the US is their Enemy?

Dena Takruri | (AJ+ Video Report) | – – “93% of Iraqis see the United States as their enemy – but after a look at […]

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Europe
London’s Muslim Mayor is nothing New:  1300 yrs of Muslims who Ran Major European Cities

London’s Muslim Mayor is nothing New: 1300 yrs of Muslims who Ran Major European Cities

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | The press is declaring Sadiq Khan, victor in the electoral contest for mayor of London, the “first Muslim […]

Juan Cole

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