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“Real Estate Bonanza:” The Sordid U.S. Plan for the Post-Genocide Gaza
Donald Trump

“Real Estate Bonanza:” The Sordid U.S. Plan for the Post-Genocide Gaza

Dan Steinbock

When the bombing of Gaza will finally cease, the U.S. administration will push the post-genocide opportunity for property development. In this quest, Tony Blair is […]

“In this batter’d Caravanserai:” FitzGerald’s translation of the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:16

“In this batter’d Caravanserai:” FitzGerald’s translation of the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:16

09/22/2025 By Juan Cole

As Gaza bleeds, Israel plans its next move: Annexing the Palestinian West Bank

As Gaza bleeds, Israel plans its next move: Annexing the Palestinian West Bank

09/22/2025 By Middle East Monitor

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Peace
The Choice: Fear & Militarization or Curing the Disease of Violence

The Choice: Fear & Militarization or Curing the Disease of Violence

By Mairead Maguire | (Inter Press Service) | – – BELFAST (IPS) – The World Health Organization has said that ‘Violence is a preventable disease’ […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Israeli Parliament Targets Human Rights NGOs

Israeli Parliament Targets Human Rights NGOs

Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — The Israeli Knesset on Monday approved the first reading of the “NGO transparency bill,” denounced by […]

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Arab World
VICE Special Report: Fighting Isis (Ben Anderson Debrief)

VICE Special Report: Fighting Isis (Ben Anderson Debrief)

Ben Anderson of VICE gives a chilling report on Da’esh: the events that led to their rise and the situation as of today.

Nicholas Kolenda

Islam-hatred
Did Muslim-Americans lose the New Hampshire GOP Primary?

Did Muslim-Americans lose the New Hampshire GOP Primary?

AJ+ | (Video News Report) | – – “This is what the Republican presidential candidates said about Muslims in their most recent debate.” AJ+: “The […]

Juan Cole

Bernie Sanders
Did Bashar al-Assad win New Hampshire?  Trump & Sanders Mideast Policies

Did Bashar al-Assad win New Hampshire? Trump & Sanders Mideast Policies

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders won big in New Hampshire on Tuesday. Caution is in order, […]

Juan Cole

Displaced and Refugees
Failed Syria Talks raise specter of new Refugee wave, Misery in Mideast, Europe

Failed Syria Talks raise specter of new Refugee wave, Misery in Mideast, Europe

By Alpaslan Ozerdem | (The Conversation | – – The Syrian civil war and the refugee crisis it has caused is the greatest humanitarian disaster […]

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Arab Americans
Kahlil Gibran: “Lazarus & His Beloved”

Kahlil Gibran: “Lazarus & His Beloved”

Kahlil Gibran | (New York Public Library) \ – – New York Public Library, Billy Rose Theater Production Photograph File Genre: Photograph [of Tableau Vivant] […]

Juan Cole

Pollution
Not just the Children of Flint:  Has Industrial Society Poisoned Us?

Not just the Children of Flint: Has Industrial Society Poisoned Us?

By David Rosner and Gerald Markowitz | ( Tomdispatch.com) | – – “I know if I was a parent up there, I would be beside […]

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Iraq
The Evil Genie U.S. Let Out of Bottle in Iraq Continues His Rampage

The Evil Genie U.S. Let Out of Bottle in Iraq Continues His Rampage

By Russ Wellen | ( Foreign Policy in Focus) | – – As time passes, whatever responsibility Americans took for atrocities in Iraq, which are […]

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