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“Real Estate Bonanza:” The Sordid U.S. Plan for the Post-Genocide Gaza
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“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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Rare victory for Freedom of speech in Turkey, as Pianist allowed to quote Omar Khayyam

Rare victory for Freedom of speech in Turkey, as Pianist allowed to quote Omar Khayyam

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – In a rare victory for freedom of speech in Turkey, the country’s Supreme Court of Appeals […]

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Top 5 Things for which We should be grateful to Arabic Writing

Top 5 Things for which We should be grateful to Arabic Writing

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – When a teacher in rural Augusta county, Virginia, decided to expose her students to the Arabic […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Palestine Tourism For True Rapprochement Between People

Palestine Tourism For True Rapprochement Between People

By Siraj Center | (IMEMC) | – – The Siraj Center makes up the Travel Department of The Palestinian Centre for Rapprochement between People (PCR). […]

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Green Energy
Carbon Emissions stall as renewables move into top gear

Carbon Emissions stall as renewables move into top gear

The Tree | – – As the news broke … that global greenhouse gas emissions reached a plateau in 2014, a flotilla of announcements from […]

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Christianity
Muslims Shield Christians from al-Shabab Terror

Muslims Shield Christians from al-Shabab Terror

Cenk Uygur | (The Young Turks Video Report) | – – “Al-Shabaab is a terrorist group that operates in Somalia and Kenya. Lately they have […]

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European Union
Europol: 1% of 2014 European Terrorism by Muslims

Europol: 1% of 2014 European Terrorism by Muslims

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The Europol* report on European terrorism for 2014 would obviously look different for the horrible year […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Israeli PM: ‘Arab terror and Jewish terror’ are different

Israeli PM: ‘Arab terror and Jewish terror’ are different

Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — In lieu of a growing Israeli focus on Jewish extremism, Israel’s Prime Minister on Sunday said […]

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al Qaeda in the Arabian Penisula
Daesh/ ISIL hasn't weakened al-Qaeda-- Its Affiliates are Stronger than Ever

Daesh/ ISIL hasn’t weakened al-Qaeda– Its Affiliates are Stronger than Ever

By Ari Heistein | (Informed Comment) | – – Experts predicted that the rise of the Caliphate declared by Daesh (ISIS, ISIL) would be disastrous […]

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Saudi Arabia
Yemen:  US-Backed Saudi Coalition illegally bombing Residential Areas

Yemen: US-Backed Saudi Coalition illegally bombing Residential Areas

By Human Rights Watch | – – (Beirut) – The Saudi Arabia-led coalition fighting in Yemen carried out at least six apparently unlawful airstrikes in […]

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