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Turkiye hosts Largest Solar Power Plant of any European Country, as its Solar Installations Surge to 3.1 GW in H1
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Turkiye hosts Largest Solar Power Plant of any European Country, as its Solar Installations Surge to 3.1 GW in H1

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Turkiye [Turkey] is a European country, since part of its territory lies in Europe. So the following sentence is true: […]

Palestinian Statehood is winning major new Supporters at UN – but symbolic Action won’t make it happen

Palestinian Statehood is winning major new Supporters at UN – but symbolic Action won’t make it happen

09/20/2025 By The Conversation

Protesting UC Berkeley handing Names of Faculty and Students  to Dept. of Education

Protesting UC Berkeley handing Names of Faculty and Students to Dept. of Education

09/20/2025 By Committee on Academic Freedom

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In attack on 1st Amendment, U of California outlaws criticism of Israel while ignoring Islamophobia

In attack on 1st Amendment, U of California outlaws criticism of Israel while ignoring Islamophobia

TeleSur | – – Pro-Palestinian groups argue that Muslims also need protection from Islamophobia on campus, an issue officials neglected to address. A University of […]

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Dear Trump & Cruz:  Muslim Turkey arrested Brussels Terrorist & Gave him to European Authorities

Dear Trump & Cruz: Muslim Turkey arrested Brussels Terrorist & Gave him to European Authorities

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The paroxysms of hatred and bigotry spewed by the two GOP frontrunners in the 2016 presidential […]

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Iraq
Remember:  Refugees are fleeing ISIL; they aren't ISIL

Remember: Refugees are fleeing ISIL; they aren’t ISIL

Kamal al-Ayash | (Niqash.org) | – – Getting from Turkey to Europe was a cakewalk compared to escaping the [so-called] Islamic State-run city of Fallujah, […]

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Terrorism
Brussels:   An Older Kind of Terrorism, and the challenge of Airport Security

Brussels: An Older Kind of Terrorism, and the challenge of Airport Security

By Steve Hewitt | (The Conversation) | – – The terrible scenes in Brussels following a terrorist attack now claimed by Islamic State are a […]

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Bernie Sanders
Bravest man in Politics:  Bernie Sanders harshly criticizes Israeli Occupation: 'Absurd' Settlements, 44% Unemployment

Bravest man in Politics: Bernie Sanders harshly criticizes Israeli Occupation: ‘Absurd’ Settlements, 44% Unemployment

TeleSur The Vermont senator called himself a “friend” and “partner” of Israel but called for an end to occuption of Palestine. After Democratic presidential candidate […]

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How not to talk about Muslims after a Fringe Terrorist Group attacks

How not to talk about Muslims after a Fringe Terrorist Group attacks

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – 1. Stop calling Daesh “the Islamic State.” They are manipulating you. They aren’t a state and […]

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Climate Change
Climate Warming Accelerating Carbon Release from Thawing Arctic Soils, Dartmouth Study Finds

Climate Warming Accelerating Carbon Release from Thawing Arctic Soils, Dartmouth Study Finds

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media contact: John Cramer | john.cramer@dartmouth.edu | 603-646-9130 HANOVER, N.H. – March 16, 2016 – Warmer, wetter conditions in the Arctic are […]

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Belgium
Brussels Attacks: It isn't about Molenbeek, it is about a Broken Belgian Government

Brussels Attacks: It isn’t about Molenbeek, it is about a Broken Belgian Government

By Martin Conway | (The Conversation) | – – Just as during the German invasions of 1914 and 1940, war, it seems, is coming to […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Israeli decision to ban Palestinian products ‘racist’: Palestine PM

Israeli decision to ban Palestinian products ‘racist’: Palestine PM

Ma’an News Agency | – – RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah on Sunday slammed the recent Israeli decision to ban Palestinian food […]

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