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Islam:  A New History
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Islam: A New History

Joseph Richard Preville

A Review of Islam: A New History, from Muhammad to the Present (Princeton University Press, 2025) by John Tolan Detroit (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) […]

As US Pushes For Zero Enrichment, Iran Insists It Won’t Give Up Nuclear Program

As US Pushes For Zero Enrichment, Iran Insists It Won’t Give Up Nuclear Program

05/22/2025 By Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty

Israel’s Policies have already Created Catastrophic Starvation Risk for Millions in Gaza: a Trickle of Aid won’t Avert It

Israel’s Policies have already Created Catastrophic Starvation Risk for Millions in Gaza: a Trickle of Aid won’t Avert It

05/22/2025 By The Conversation

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Erdogan Threatened Europe with Refugees, now Demanding US abandon Syrian Kurds

Erdogan Threatened Europe with Refugees, now Demanding US abandon Syrian Kurds

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Reuters reports that Turkish president Tayyip Erdogan allegedly bullied European leaders and threatened to drown Europe […]

Juan Cole

Bernie Sanders
Can Hillary Close Gender Gap?  Young Women for Bernie in NH

Can Hillary Close Gender Gap? Young Women for Bernie in NH

Lester Holt | (NBC News video report) | – – “Hillary Clinton is trailing far behind Bernie Sanders amongst young women — a paradigm that […]

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Fossil Fuels
Oil Dictator Dominos

Oil Dictator Dominos

By Bill Emmott | Project Syndicate | – – LONDON – Price movements as large and rapid as those that have upended oil markets since […]

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African-Americans
Beyonce angers US Right by bringing up African-American Rights at Superbowl

Beyonce angers US Right by bringing up African-American Rights at Superbowl

TeleSur | – – Beyonce and her powerhouse backup dancers are facing threats of a boycott for speaking out against police brutality. Social media has […]

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Bashar al-Assad
Russia, Syria Daily using Cluster Bombs in Attacks: HRW

Russia, Syria Daily using Cluster Bombs in Attacks: HRW

Human Rights Watch | – – (Beirut) – The Syrian-Russian joint military operation in Syria has included the use of internationally banned cluster munitions in […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Is Netanyahu Readying the next Israeli Assault on Blockaded Gaza?

Is Netanyahu Readying the next Israeli Assault on Blockaded Gaza?

By: Ramzy Baroud | (Ma’an News Agency) | – – It is not true that only three wars have taken place since Hamas won parliamentary […]

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Africa
Kaj Larsen Gives a Debriefing on Boko Haram (Vice)

Kaj Larsen Gives a Debriefing on Boko Haram (Vice)

Kaj Larsen gives a view into the workings of the infamous Nigerian Islamist group, Boko Haram

Nicholas Kolenda

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Israel frets about "Iran as Neighbor" if Aleppo falls & al-Assad Regime Wins

Israel frets about “Iran as Neighbor” if Aleppo falls & al-Assad Regime Wins

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – An Arabic site that aggregates Facebook and other social media postings reports that Israeli officials are […]

Juan Cole

Republican Party
Would Trump or Cruz be worst President ever?  & Why Jimmy Carter's Answer will Surprise you

Would Trump or Cruz be worst President ever? & Why Jimmy Carter’s Answer will Surprise you

By Ana Kasparian & John Iadarola | (The Young Turks Video Report) | – – “Who would be worse for America as President, Donald Trump […]

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