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Do UN “Snapback” Sanctions really Matter to the Iranian Economy and its Nuclear Program?
Donald Trump

Do UN “Snapback” Sanctions really Matter to the Iranian Economy and its Nuclear Program?

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The E3 — France, Britain and Germany — successfully led a bid at the UN Security Council Friday to reimpose […]

Jimmy Kimmel’s Reinstatement shows the Power of Noncooperation

Jimmy Kimmel’s Reinstatement shows the Power of Noncooperation

09/28/2025 By Waging Nonviolence

The Path to Genocide is protected by the International Community

The Path to Genocide is protected by the International Community

09/28/2025 By Ramona Wadi

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US finally acknowledging al-Qaeda factor in breakdown of Ceasefire

US finally acknowledging al-Qaeda factor in breakdown of Ceasefire

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – One of the frustrations of following the Syria conflict from the Arabic press is that when […]

Juan Cole

Immigration
Trump's Bad ideas are just our Current Practices on Steroids

Trump’s Bad ideas are just our Current Practices on Steroids

By Janine Jackson | ( Otherwords.org) | – – Mass deportations? Attacks on innocent [non-]combatants? Punishing abortion restrictions? They’re all happening already. Readers of The […]

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Displaced and Refugees
Caravan Schools and educating Syrian Refugee Children

Caravan Schools and educating Syrian Refugee Children

By Samantha Schmidt | ( Yes | – – In response to overcrowded public schools in countries neighboring Syria, caravan schools provide refugees with free […]

Juan Cole

censorship
Berlin Pirate Party Leader Arrested for Erdogan Insult

Berlin Pirate Party Leader Arrested for Erdogan Insult

TeleSur | – – Bruno Kramm was arrested while protesting against a German law allowing the prosecution of citizens for insulting foreign leaders. The head […]

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Israel/ Palestine
NYU grad student union votes to boycott, divest from Israel

NYU grad student union votes to boycott, divest from Israel

Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — A graduate student union at New York University on Friday voted in favor of joining the […]

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After Paris COP21:  Top 6 Green Energy good News Stories Today

After Paris COP21: Top 6 Green Energy good News Stories Today

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – World leaders signed the COP21 Paris climate accord on Friday, Earth Day. Whether it will be […]

Juan Cole

Russia
US confused over Russia’s real intentions in Syria

US confused over Russia’s real intentions in Syria

By EurActiv.com | – – Russia’s latest military moves in Syria have sharpened divisions within the US administration over whether Russian President Vladimir Putin genuinely […]

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Islam
Why Burqa Veils Are Illegal In Some Countries

Why Burqa Veils Are Illegal In Some Countries

Laura Ling | (TestTube Video Report) | – – “Face veils are often viewed as a symbol of modesty in Islam, but many governments have […]

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Books
Love and Wine  (Poem of the Day:  Abu Nuwas of Baghdad)

Love and Wine (Poem of the Day: Abu Nuwas of Baghdad)

Abū Nuwas al-Hasan ibn Hanī al-Hakamī (756–814) | Love and Wine | – – Ho! a cup, and fill it up, and tell me it […]

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