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The Mortal Sins of Patriarchy
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The Mortal Sins of Patriarchy

H. Patricia Hynes

Greenfield, Mass. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – How much are women and girls–half of humanity–valued?  When men violate us for sex in prostitution.  When […]

The 6 Superpowers that Faith Communities bring to nonviolent Struggle

The 6 Superpowers that Faith Communities bring to nonviolent Struggle

10/05/2025 By Waging Nonviolence

Hamas and Israel are on the Verge of a Ceasefire; Denial of Palestinian Agency Could Derail it

Hamas and Israel are on the Verge of a Ceasefire; Denial of Palestinian Agency Could Derail it

10/05/2025 By The Conversation

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Israel/ Palestine
Israeli Forces shot 2600 Palestinians with live, rubber Bullets in October: Red Crescent

Israeli Forces shot 2600 Palestinians with live, rubber Bullets in October: Red Crescent

Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Israeli forces shot and wounded at least 2,617 Palestinians with live and rubber-coated steel bullets through […]

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Democracy
Turkey election: Erdoğan and the AKP get majority back amid climate of violence and fear

Turkey election: Erdoğan and the AKP get majority back amid climate of violence and fear

By Bahar Baser and Ahmet Erdi Öztürk | (The Conversation) | – – Turkey’s president, Recep Tayip Erdoğan, appears to have strengthened his grip on […]

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Egypt
Why ISIL is a Vast Exaggeration: & No, it can't Shoot down Planes

Why ISIL is a Vast Exaggeration: & No, it can’t Shoot down Planes

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Daesh (ISIS, ISIL) in the Sinai Peninsula made a big deal of claiming they shot down […]

Juan Cole

Republican Party
Dr. Ben Carson fears for his Life from Militant Liberals

Dr. Ben Carson fears for his Life from Militant Liberals

Cenk Uygur | (The Young Turks Video Report) | – – “Ben Carson has asked for Secret Service protection. He believes secular progressive hoards are […]

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Bashar al-Assad
Regime Market Bombing Kills 100: Don't Syrian Lives Matter?

Regime Market Bombing Kills 100: Don’t Syrian Lives Matter?

Majed Aboali | (Foreign Policy in Focus) | – – Hospital workers in Syria, barely able to keep up with demand, are desperate to reduce […]

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Democracy
Turkey: Can a pro-Feminist, pro-Kurdish Party get out the Women's Vote?

Turkey: Can a pro-Feminist, pro-Kurdish Party get out the Women’s Vote?

By Mona Tajali | (OpenDemocracy) | – – The Turkish HDP’s egalitarian gender ideology played a key role in the election of a record number […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Abbas submits further files on Israeli Crimes to Int'l Criminal Court

Abbas submits further files on Israeli Crimes to Int’l Criminal Court

Ma’an News Agency | – – RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas on Friday submitted additional files documenting Israeli violations of international law to […]

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Syria: US Boots on Ground risks Conflict with Turkey, not Russia

Syria: US Boots on Ground risks Conflict with Turkey, not Russia

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The White House’s announcement on Friday that the US will keep “less than 50” special ops […]

Juan Cole

Democracy
Will Turkey’s Elections bring Peace or More Conflict with Kurds?

Will Turkey’s Elections bring Peace or More Conflict with Kurds?

By Peter O’Connor | Diyarbakr | (Informed Comment) | – – Tomorrow, on November 1, Turkish voters will return to the polls for the second […]

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“They say the Lion and the Lizard keep the Courts:” Edward FitzGerald’s the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:17

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