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Syrian President Meets Trump, Pledges to fight ISIL and seek Security Pact with Israel
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Syrian President Meets Trump, Pledges to fight ISIL and seek Security Pact with Israel

Juan Cole

Al-Sharaa and his delegation had as their primary goal the lifting of US Caesar Act sanctions, which have crippled Syria’s reconstruction

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The world is preparing to rebuild Gaza but Few are ready for the Climate Cost

The world is preparing to rebuild Gaza but Few are ready for the Climate Cost

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A Roman emperor grovelling to a Persian King:  A new Statue in Tehran

A Roman emperor grovelling to a Persian King: A new Statue in Tehran

11/11/2025 By The Conversation

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

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

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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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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 […]

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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 […]

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Libya
The Next Libyan Revolution Will Be Led by Women Wielding Words—Not Guns

The Next Libyan Revolution Will Be Led by Women Wielding Words—Not Guns

By Alaa Murabit | ( Yes!) | – – This article was originally published by New America Weekly. The Next Libyan Revolution Will Be Led […]

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African-Americans
I Blame the US Media for Donald Trump

I Blame the US Media for Donald Trump

By: Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez | ( TeleSur | – – The entire premise of an industry, like the U.S. media, is based on exploitation […]

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