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When Zohran Mamdani campaigned in Arabic, He was Speaking an old American Language
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When Zohran Mamdani campaigned in Arabic, He was Speaking an old American Language

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani made a campaign ad in quite passable colloquial Arabic for the some 180,000 Arab residents of […]

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Israel didn’t silence Palestinian Journalists Alone; We Helped

Israel didn’t silence Palestinian Journalists Alone; We Helped

11/04/2025 By Middle East Monitor

Protesting U of Tennessee’s Firing of Professor Tamar Shirinian for Protected Speech

Protesting U of Tennessee’s Firing of Professor Tamar Shirinian for Protected Speech

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Israel: Security Forces Abuse Palestinian Children:  Chokeholds, Beatings, Coercive Interrogations

Israel: Security Forces Abuse Palestinian Children: Chokeholds, Beatings, Coercive Interrogations

Human Rights Watch | – – (Jerusalem) – Israeli security forces have used unnecessary force to arrest or detain Palestinian children as young as 11. […]

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Climate Change
What can World History teach us about Cooperating against Global Climate Challenge?

What can World History teach us about Cooperating against Global Climate Challenge?

By Adrian Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – It is ironic, perhaps, but writing a world history, which involves telling hundreds of stories, makes […]

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As the Iraqi Army takes on ISIL in al-Anbar: How did we get here?

As the Iraqi Army takes on ISIL in al-Anbar: How did we get here?

Brian Glyn Williams | (Informed Comment) | – – Last week the Iraqi government announced that it would be commencing operations to retake Ramadi, the […]

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Iraqi Government halts al-Anbar Campaign over Sectarian Fears, US Pressure

Iraqi Government halts al-Anbar Campaign over Sectarian Fears, US Pressure

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The Kuwaiti press (al-Siyasah) is alleging that the Iraqi government, under American pressure, has hit the […]

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Environment
Jaw-dropping: Surfer fights off shark attack live on TV in S. African competition

Jaw-dropping: Surfer fights off shark attack live on TV in S. African competition

RT | (Video Report) | – – “Courtesy of World Surf League (WSL): www.worldsurfleague.com Professional Australian surfer Mick Fanning had a huge scare as his […]

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Houthi
Yemen:  As Aden Falls to pro-Saudi forces, Focus now on Taiz

Yemen: As Aden Falls to pro-Saudi forces, Focus now on Taiz

Natasha Ghoneim | (Aljazeera English Video report) “Houthi fighters in Yemen have fired artillery shells into the port city of Aden.The latest casualty count in […]

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Acidification of Oceans
Are the Courts the next decisive Arena of Climate Activism?

Are the Courts the next decisive Arena of Climate Activism?

By Emily Schwartz Greco | (Foreign Policy in Focus/ Otherwords) People from Seattle to Fiji are filing lawsuits over global warming — and they just […]

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Hamas
Did Daesh/ ISIL just hit Hamas in Gaza with Car Bombs?

Did Daesh/ ISIL just hit Hamas in Gaza with Car Bombs?

Ma’an News Agency | – – GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Five car bombs targeting the armed wings of Hamas and Islamic Jihad went off in […]

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Trump Swiftboats McCain the Way W. Swiftboated John Kerry

Trump Swiftboats McCain the Way W. Swiftboated John Kerry

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The chickens of 2004 have come home to roost in the Republican Party. The Republican strategists […]

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