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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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Disillusioned Daesh/ ISIL Fighters joined for 'Adventure, Luxury & Saving Muslims'

Disillusioned Daesh/ ISIL Fighters joined for ‘Adventure, Luxury & Saving Muslims’

By Sarah Marsden | (The Conversation) | – – They say disillusionment is the gap between expectation and reality. If the conclusions of a report […]

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Islam
Jerusalem: Abbas warns Int'l leaders of 'danger' over Israeli-Palestinian clashes at Aqsa Mosque

Jerusalem: Abbas warns Int’l leaders of ‘danger’ over Israeli-Palestinian clashes at Aqsa Mosque

Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — President Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday warned international leaders at the UN General Assembly of the potential […]

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Bashar al-Assad
Syria: Is Bashar al-Assad winning the Diplomatic War?  Rebels Fret

Syria: Is Bashar al-Assad winning the Diplomatic War? Rebels Fret

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, widely regarded as a war criminal with tens of thousands of deaths […]

Juan Cole

Arab Americans
Do the Republicans need the Muslim Vote?

Do the Republicans need the Muslim Vote?

by Julie Poucher Harbin, EDITOR | ( ISLAMiCommentary) | – – Over the past week-and-a-half Islamophobia seemed to dominate the headlines; first when a 14-year-old […]

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Bashar al-Assad
To Stem the Flow of Refugees, Stop the Syrian Regime's Barrel Bombs

To Stem the Flow of Refugees, Stop the Syrian Regime’s Barrel Bombs

By Kenneth Roth, Executive Director | ( Human Rights Watch) – – Syrian asylum-seekers are the largest component of the latest refugee surge to Europe. […]

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National Security State
How Henry Kissinger created a world of bad guys Armed to the Teeth

How Henry Kissinger created a world of bad guys Armed to the Teeth

By Greg Grandin | ( Tomdispatch.com) | – – The only person Henry Kissinger flattered more than President Richard Nixon was Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the […]

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Iran
Israel's Real Fear:  w/out a Demonized Iran, West will see Tel Aviv as Irrelevant

Israel’s Real Fear: w/out a Demonized Iran, West will see Tel Aviv as Irrelevant

By Farhang Jahanpour | (Inter Press Service) | – – OXFORD (IPS) – Relations between Iran and Israel go back almost to the foundation of […]

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al-Qaeda
US-trained Syria rebels gave weapons to al-Qaeda Pentagon confirms

US-trained Syria rebels gave weapons to al-Qaeda Pentagon confirms

RT | – – “The U.S. military has revealed that American -trained Syrian rebels surrendered equipment to an Al Qaeda-linked terrorist group in exchange for […]

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Dissent
Iranian Activists Call On Iran To End Support For Syria's Assad

Iranian Activists Call On Iran To End Support For Syria’s Assad

By Golnaz Esfandiari | ( RFE/ RL ) Scores of Iranian political activists and intellectuals have launched an online campaign calling on Iran to end […]

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