Belfast (Special to Informed Comment; feature) – As a native Palestinian, visiting my homeland is not just about seeing family and friends. It’s also about […]
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Noam Chomsky slams Turkish Pres. Erdogan for Arresting Academics, supporting Extremism
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Matthew Weaver of the Guardian reports retired MIT linguist Noam Chomsky’s reply to a personal attack […]
War Talk, Jingoism and White Supremacy at GOP Debate
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The GOP presidential debate last night veered even further right on international issues, given the absence […]
For Iraqi Minorities, ‘Immigration No Longer A Choice, It’s Inevitable’
By Saad Salloum | Baghdad| (Niqash.org) | – – In an interview, Raad Jabar al-Khamis, a representative of the Christian Sabean-Mandaean minority, talks about why […]
Israel Sued in US over Flotilla Attacks
By IMEMC | – – Four people, including three Americans, have filed a civil suit against the state of Israel, seeking compensatory damages for injuries […]
How a Medieval Muslim thinker invented Sociology
Stephen Dale/ Joseph Preville/ Julie Harbin | (ISLAMICommentary) | – – Column » ‘By the Book’ with Joseph Preville by JOSEPH RICHARD PREVILLE and JULIE […]
How I Explained to My Impressionable Student That Islam Is Not Monolithic
Asma Afsaruddin | (Huffington Post) | – – On Sept. 29, 2015, President Obama addressed the United Nations summit on violent extremism. He stated that […]
Top 6 Wind Energy stories Today: Cost down 60% since 2009
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – 1. This press release from Windpower Engineering notes that in 2015: “The German electricity system has […]
The Fifth Anniversary of Arab Uprisings: A Turning point in Modern History?
By Farhang Jahanpour | (Informed Comment) | – – The tumultuous developments that have rocked the Arab world and have come to be known as […]
German lawmakers rush to respond to Cologne attacks as Vigilante Attacks Break Out
by Dario Sarmadi (trans. by Samuel Morgan) | ( EurActiv.de) | – – After the attacks carried out on women in Cologne on New Year’s […]
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