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76 Years after Colonial Britain Scheduled a Palestinian State, UK to Recognize Palestine
Colonialism

76 Years after Colonial Britain Scheduled a Palestinian State, UK to Recognize Palestine

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Nadeem Badshah at The Guardian reports that British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is expected to recognize a Palestinian state today, […]

Clear Conclusions: A UN Commission finds Israel Responsible for Genocide in Gaza

Clear Conclusions: A UN Commission finds Israel Responsible for Genocide in Gaza

09/21/2025 By Binoy Kampmark

Ghosts of E. Germany’s Stasi: How technology is used to supercharge Monitoring and Control

Ghosts of E. Germany’s Stasi: How technology is used to supercharge Monitoring and Control

09/21/2025 By Global Voices

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Bill of Rights
It Begins:  Congress turns Iranian-Americans into 2nd Class Citizens

It Begins: Congress turns Iranian-Americans into 2nd Class Citizens

By Elham Khatami | (NIAC) | – – Now I’m a Second-Class Citizen I was lucky. My parents immigrated to the United States from Iran […]

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Syria
Where are women’s voices in the Syria peace talks?

Where are women’s voices in the Syria peace talks?

Lisa Davis | (OpenDemocracy) | – – The US may be tempted to congratulate itself for wrangling Russia to the table for today’s meeting on Syria’s peace […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Israelis shoot 78 Palestinians & repress Santa Claus Protest in Bethlehem

Israelis shoot 78 Palestinians & repress Santa Claus Protest in Bethlehem

Ma’an News Agency | – – NABLUS (Ma’an) — Israeli forces on Friday shot and injured at least 78 Palestinians, two critically, when clashes broke […]

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Christianity
Do Christians and Muslims worship the same God?

Do Christians and Muslims worship the same God?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Wheaton College suspended a tenured professor of Political Science for quoting Pope Francis that Christians and […]

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Islam-hatred
Dutch Pranksters tell People Bible verses are from Qur'an & Hilarity Ensues

Dutch Pranksters tell People Bible verses are from Qur’an & Hilarity Ensues

RT | (Video report) | “Dutch pranksters have conducted an experiment aimed at testing public prejudice towards Islam. They took to the streets and read […]

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Islam-hatred
Fearmongering against Muslims is a Bipartisan Sport & Hurts us All

Fearmongering against Muslims is a Bipartisan Sport & Hurts us All

By Olivia Alperstein | (Otherwords.org) | – – Representative Loretta Sanchez’s bogus claims about Muslims reflect the kind of prejudice that holds America back. Representative […]

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Education
Pakistan's New Weapon Against Taliban Is Education

Pakistan’s New Weapon Against Taliban Is Education

AJ+ | (Video News Report) | – – “One year after 132 kids were killed in a school attack, Pakistan’s army has found another way […]

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Displaced and Refugees
Syrian Refugees from Civil War spiraling down into Extreme Poverty

Syrian Refugees from Civil War spiraling down into Extreme Poverty

By Thalif Deen | (Inter Press Service) | – – UNITED NATIONS, Dec 16 2015 (IPS) – When German Chancellor Angela Merkel defended her immigration […]

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Syria
Could an end to Syria's civil war be in sight?

Could an end to Syria’s civil war be in sight?

By James Gelvin | (The Conversation) | – – If, as cliché has it, the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and […]

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