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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

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Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
ISIL/ Daesh can be Starved of Oil Revenue: Here's How

ISIL/ Daesh can be Starved of Oil Revenue: Here’s How

By David Stupples | (The Conversation) | – – The high costs of running the Islamic State’s “caliphate” and fighting a ground war are largely […]

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Climate Change
A brief guide to Climate Change, COP21 and the Middle East

A brief guide to Climate Change, COP21 and the Middle East

By Lina Eklund | ( Your Middle East “When it comes to climate change the Middle East is part of the problem and will definitely […]

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History
Vacuum of Knowledge:  What you Need to know about the History of Syria

Vacuum of Knowledge: What you Need to know about the History of Syria

Via ISLAMICommentary Column » ‘By the Book’ with Joseph Preville by JOSEPH RICHARD PREVILLE and JULIE POUCHER HARBIN for ISLAMiCommentary on DECEMBER 4, 2015: Is […]

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Plutocracy
Peak Inequality?  400 US Billionaires are wealthier than 190 Million fellow Americans

Peak Inequality? 400 US Billionaires are wealthier than 190 Million fellow Americans

By Chuck Collins & Josh Hoxie, | (Institute for Policy Studies) | – – This report exposes the extreme wealth concentrated within the fortunes of […]

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censorship
Turkish Dr. faces Prison for Comparing Pres Erdogan to Gollum of Lord of the Rings

Turkish Dr. faces Prison for Comparing Pres Erdogan to Gollum of Lord of the Rings

AJ+ | (Video news report) | – – “Turkish doctor Bilgin Ciftci posted a meme with side-by-side pictures comparing President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey […]

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Arab World
Top Seven Myths about Muslims

Top Seven Myths about Muslims

By Baher Kamal | (Inter Press Service) | – – MADRID, Dec 3 2015 (IPS) – Of all over-written, under-reported issues and regions, the Middle […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Right-wing Israeli groups “raid” 3rd Holiest Muslim Shrine

Right-wing Israeli groups “raid” 3rd Holiest Muslim Shrine

Ma’an News Agency | – – JERUSALEM (Ma’an) — Right-wing Israeli groups on Sunday raided the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound under the protection of Israeli forces, […]

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Shiite Iraqi politicians denounce Turkish 'Invasion,' call for Aerial bombardment

Shiite Iraqi politicians denounce Turkish ‘Invasion,’ call for Aerial bombardment

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Sawt al-`Iraq reports that sources in the Turkish military announced Saturday that about 150 Turkish troops […]

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Iraq
In the Actual fight against Daesh/ ISIL, the Key is Cutting off Mosul

In the Actual fight against Daesh/ ISIL, the Key is Cutting off Mosul

By Special Correspondent | ( Niqash.org) | – – The Sinjar victory saw the route between Mosul and Raqqa cut. But local truckers have found […]

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