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The Silence of the Scholars:  How leading Academics gave Cover to Genocide in Gaza
Academic Freedom

The Silence of the Scholars: How leading Academics gave Cover to Genocide in Gaza

Shamai Leibowitz

Silver Spring, Md. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – The true measure of a scholar is not the number of books they publish or the […]

“But still the Vine her ancient Ruby Yields:” Fitzgerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:5

“But still the Vine her ancient Ruby Yields:” Fitzgerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:5

08/22/2025 By Juan Cole

‘All Eyes On Gaza City’ as Israel Ramps Up Campaign of Conquest and Ethnic Cleansing

‘All Eyes On Gaza City’ as Israel Ramps Up Campaign of Conquest and Ethnic Cleansing

08/22/2025 By Common Dreams

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Iraq
Confirmed:  ISIL used Mustard Gas Against Kurds in Iraq

Confirmed: ISIL used Mustard Gas Against Kurds in Iraq

TeleSur | – – A chemical weapons investigator confirmed earlier reports that the extremist group used the banned chemical weapon. [ISIL] used chemical weapons against […]

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Israel/ Palestine
UK Government to Ban Universities, Public Bodies from BDS of Israel

UK Government to Ban Universities, Public Bodies from BDS of Israel

By IMEMC | – – On February 14th, 2016, the UK Government announced that it would be setting up guidelines to prevent public bodies from […]

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Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
Why is ISIL still trying to Slaughter and Enslave the ancient Yazidi Minority?

Why is ISIL still trying to Slaughter and Enslave the ancient Yazidi Minority?

By Brian Glyn Williams | (Informed Comment) | – – On February 3, the New York Times quoted the desperate plea of a Yazidi, a […]

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African-Americans
Could a post-Scalia court restore Campaign Finance Sanity & pull back from Plutocracy?

Could a post-Scalia court restore Campaign Finance Sanity & pull back from Plutocracy?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – There is no guarantee that the successor to the late Justice Antonin Scalia will be a […]

Juan Cole

Foreign Policy
Will Obama Sign Israel Trade Bill regularizing Colonies in Palestine, Discouraging BDS?

Will Obama Sign Israel Trade Bill regularizing Colonies in Palestine, Discouraging BDS?

By IMEMC | – – US President Barack Obama reportedly intends to sign a sweeping trade agreement which includes provisions that fail to differentiate between […]

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African-Americans
The Day Beyoncé Turned Black - SNL

The Day Beyoncé Turned Black – SNL

Saturday Night Live | (Video satire) | – – “It’s the day white people never saw coming: when Beyoncé turned black.” Saturday Night Live: ” […]

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Kurds
Has the Turkish-Saudi direct Military Intervention in Syria Begun?

Has the Turkish-Saudi direct Military Intervention in Syria Begun?

London (Informed Comment) – The news that Turkey has begun military strikes against the Kurdish People’s Defense Units (YPG) militia inside Syria marks an ominous […]

Neil Thompson

Republican Party
GOP Robo Speech:  It isn’t Just Rubio  (Cartoon)

GOP Robo Speech: It isn’t Just Rubio (Cartoon)

Paul Jamiol | ( Jamiol’s World ) | – – Via Jamiol’s World See Jamiol’s second book, on what America is not

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Iran
Is Iran the most Stable Country in the Mideast 37 Years after its Revolution?

Is Iran the most Stable Country in the Mideast 37 Years after its Revolution?

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