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Manufactured Famines in Gaza began almost 2 Decades Ago, So why Haven’t they been Halted?
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Manufactured Famines in Gaza began almost 2 Decades Ago, So why Haven’t they been Halted?

Dan Steinbock

New York (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Recently, international media has highlighted the mass famine in Gaza. Yet, there have been effectively three waves […]

“A thousand Blossoms with the Day Woke:” FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:8

“A thousand Blossoms with the Day Woke:” FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:8

09/02/2025 By Juan Cole

Symbolism, Exile and Identity explored in Paintings: An Interview with Massoud Hayoun

Symbolism, Exile and Identity explored in Paintings: An Interview with Massoud Hayoun

09/02/2025 By Global Voices

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5,000 Hanging Skirts:  How Women Remember War Rape in Kosova

5,000 Hanging Skirts: How Women Remember War Rape in Kosova

By Frances Trix | (Informed Comment) | – – On 12 June, 5,000 skirts and dresses were hung on 45 clotheslines in the football stadium […]

Juan Cole

Colonialism
The Forgotten Costs of War in the Middle East

The Forgotten Costs of War in the Middle East

By David Vine | (Tomdispatch.com) | – First, they tried to shoot the dogs. Next, they tried to poison them with strychnine. When both failed […]

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Can Leftist Kurdish Militia cut ISIL/ Daesh off from Turkish Supply Routes and Kill the Caliphate?

Can Leftist Kurdish Militia cut ISIL/ Daesh off from Turkish Supply Routes and Kill the Caliphate?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The intrepid Liz Sly of the Washington Post gets the story of the attempt of the […]

Juan Cole

Arab Spring
Young Middle East Millennials' Digital Split From Fundamentalism  (Cole Interview)

Young Middle East Millennials’ Digital Split From Fundamentalism (Cole Interview)

Elliot Hill | (TheLipTV Video Interview) | – – “Millennials in the Middle East are forming a clear generational gap between themselves and their elders, […]

Juan Cole

Democratic Party
Bernie Sanders On How We Should Pay For War

Bernie Sanders On How We Should Pay For War

By John Iadarola | (The Young Turks Video Report) | – – “John Iadarola (Think Tank) discusses Presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders’ recent policy announcement regarding […]

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Food Security
“The Gaza Kitchen: Cuisine, Resistance, and Remembrance in Palestine” with Laila El-Haddad

“The Gaza Kitchen: Cuisine, Resistance, and Remembrance in Palestine” with Laila El-Haddad

By JULIE POUCHER HARBIN, EDITOR, ISLAMiCommentary Cooking and conflict? It’s a different approach, but it works, and these blended themes still resonate five years after […]

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Apartheid
Norway Insurance Co. divests from Israeli Firms in Palestinian West Bank

Norway Insurance Co. divests from Israeli Firms in Palestinian West Bank

By IMEMC News | – – The Norwegian insurance giant, KLP Kapitalforvaltning, has divested two international building material companies from its investment portfolio because of […]

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Democratic Party
Hillary Clinton kicks off Campaign in NYC:  Says Heir to FDR pro-Middle Class Policies (Full video)

Hillary Clinton kicks off Campaign in NYC: Says Heir to FDR pro-Middle Class Policies (Full video)

NewsGoingViral | (Full Video) | – – Hillary Clinton kicks off campaign at Roosevelt Island, New York City. Positions self as heir of New Deal, […]

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Culture
How the Jurassic Park Franchise changed the real world of ancient DNA Research

How the Jurassic Park Franchise changed the real world of ancient DNA Research

By Elizabeth Jones | (The Conversation) | – – The park is almost open. Two decades on and Jurassic Park has morphed into Jurassic World, […]

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