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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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Refugees Sew Lips As Calais Jungle is Demolished (AJ+)

Refugees Sew Lips As Calais Jungle is Demolished (AJ+)

Refugees sew at the Calais refugee camp in France sew their lips shut in protest of poor living conditions.

Nicholas Kolenda

Acidification of Oceans
As Coasts Flood, why isn't the Corporate Press asking Candidates about Climate Change?

As Coasts Flood, why isn’t the Corporate Press asking Candidates about Climate Change?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The US corporate press is letting the presidential candidates set the agenda. Occasionally someone will step […]

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Islamophobia
Debunked: The GOP “Civilization Jihad" Conspiracy Theories

Debunked: The GOP “Civilization Jihad” Conspiracy Theories

Bridge | (Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Christian-Muslim Understanding, Georgetown U.) |- – • Presidential candidate Ben Carson has recently peddled a conspiracy theory about […]

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Islam
Why did Nigerian Military attack Muslim Protest Movement  when violent Boko Haram is Still at Large?

Why did Nigerian Military attack Muslim Protest Movement when violent Boko Haram is Still at Large?

By Allan Christelow | (Informed Comment) | – – On December 12-13, 2015 Nigerian security forces carried out an attack against the Islamic Movement in […]

Juan Cole

Foreign Policy
5 Surprising Truths about Terrorism

5 Surprising Truths about Terrorism

By Joseph S. Nye | (Project Syndicate) | – – SAO PAULO – American politics has been captured by terrorists. In December 2015, polls showed […]

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Plutocracy
What's A Rigged Economy?   How the Rich keep you Poor

What’s A Rigged Economy? How the Rich keep you Poor

Dena Takruri | (AJ+ Video) | – – “Income inequality is rising and working Americans feel like they aren’t getting ahead. Welcome to the rigged […]

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Don't be fooled: Lindsey Graham & GOP Establishment just as Crazy as Trump

Don’t be fooled: Lindsey Graham & GOP Establishment just as Crazy as Trump

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Lindsey Graham has been posing as the voice of reason in the Republican Party for the […]

Juan Cole

censorship
US Ally Saudi Arabia Sentences Atheist Tweep to 10 Years & 2,000 Lashes

US Ally Saudi Arabia Sentences Atheist Tweep to 10 Years & 2,000 Lashes

By Amira Al Hussaini | ( Global Voices ) | – – Saudi Arabia has sentenced a Twitter user to 10 years in prison in […]

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Europe
To combat Extremism on both Sides, Europe Needs its own Islam

To combat Extremism on both Sides, Europe Needs its own Islam

By Massimo D’Alema and Tariq Ramadan | ( EurActiv.com ) | – – To escape from extremism and xenophobia, Europe needs to carve a European […]

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