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America may have invaded Iraq for its Oil, but Solar Power is what Iraqis now Want
Climate Crisis

America may have invaded Iraq for its Oil, but Solar Power is what Iraqis now Want

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Iraqi farmers, tired of high electricity bills and frequent blackouts, are turning to solar panels, according to Khalid Al-Mousuly at […]

Despite Efforts to Shift the Blame, Israeli Policies Are Starving Children

Despite Efforts to Shift the Blame, Israeli Policies Are Starving Children

08/21/2025 By Human Rights Watch

We’ll all Feel the Abrupt Changes Striking Antarctica Sea Ice and Ocean Currents

We’ll all Feel the Abrupt Changes Striking Antarctica Sea Ice and Ocean Currents

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Learning about Patience and Impatience: Top Three Principles from the Great Sufi Scholar al-Ghazali

Learning about Patience and Impatience: Top Three Principles from the Great Sufi Scholar al-Ghazali

By Liz Bucar, Northeastern University | – From childhood, we are told that patience is a virtue and that good things will come to those […]

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Israel and Iran: Itching for War, Playing with Fire

Israel and Iran: Itching for War, Playing with Fire

Newark, Delaware (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has long wanted war with Iran and has all along been trying […]

Fariba Amini

Anti-intellectualism
Expressing Outrage at USC over its Decision to cancel Asna Tabassum’s Valedictory Address at Commencement

Expressing Outrage at USC over its Decision to cancel Asna Tabassum’s Valedictory Address at Commencement

Committee on Academic Freedom | Middle East Studies Association | – Carol Folt President, University of Southern California president@usc.edu Andrew Guzman Provost, University of Southern […]

Committee on Academic Freedom

Far Right
Haiti Today, America Tomorrow? When Democracies Die, Mobs Take Over

Haiti Today, America Tomorrow? When Democracies Die, Mobs Take Over

( Tomdispatch.com ) – Haiti has descended into chaos. It’s had no president or parliament — and no elections either –for eight long years. Its […]

John Feffer

Bill of Rights
In Fit of anti-Palestinian Hatred, Congress tries to Outlaw "From the River to the Sea, Palestine will be Free"

In Fit of anti-Palestinian Hatred, Congress tries to Outlaw “From the River to the Sea, Palestine will be Free”

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – On Wednesday the House of Representatives passed a resolution condemning the chanting of the phrase “From the river to the […]

Juan Cole

Corruption
SecState Blinken is Squelching Recommendations to Sanction Israeli Units for Killings or Rapes

SecState Blinken is Squelching Recommendations to Sanction Israeli Units for Killings or Rapes

By Brett Murphy | – ( ProPublica ) – A special State Department panel recommended months ago that Secretary of State Antony Blinken disqualify multiple […]

ProPublica

Colonialism
Colonialists have long used Starvation as a Tool of Oppression

Colonialists have long used Starvation as a Tool of Oppression

By Ateqah Khaki, The Conversation and Vinita Srivastava, The Conversation | – In this episode of Don’t Call Me Resilient, we continue our conversation about […]

The Conversation

Climate Crisis
Playing Russian Roulette with our Only Planet:  Middle East Gets Failing Grades on Climate Action

Playing Russian Roulette with our Only Planet: Middle East Gets Failing Grades on Climate Action

This is my latest column for Tomdispatch.com. Do check in over there for Tom Engelhardt’s essential introduction. ( Tomdispatch.com ) – Last September witnessed what […]

Juan Cole

Colonialism
Palestinian History: Understanding the Past, Engaging with the Present

Palestinian History: Understanding the Past, Engaging with the Present

My 20-minute presentation on Israel Palestine is the first segment in the below below. In recognition of Arab American Heritage Month and in light of […]

Juan Cole

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