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Iran Seeks China’s help to Install 7 gigs of new Solar Capacity in “4th Industrial Revolution”
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Iran Seeks China’s help to Install 7 gigs of new Solar Capacity in “4th Industrial Revolution”

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – With the prospect of new Iranian nuclear power plants looking dim after Israeli and American bombing of its civilian nuclear […]

Gaza and the Death of Conscience

Gaza and the Death of Conscience

09/13/2025 By Middle East Monitor

The ‘Gaza Riviera’ is a fantasy Plan that relies on Urbicide and Expulsion

The ‘Gaza Riviera’ is a fantasy Plan that relies on Urbicide and Expulsion

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Iraq
Kurdish Muslims abandoning Islam for Zoroastrianism in Disgust at ISIL/ Daesh?

Kurdish Muslims abandoning Islam for Zoroastrianism in Disgust at ISIL/ Daesh?

By Alaa Latif | (Niqash.org) The small, ancient religion of Zoroastrianism is being revived in northern Iraq. Followers say locals should join because it’s a […]

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Apartheid
As new Gaza Aid Effort sets Sail, Activists mark 5 years since Israeli attack

As new Gaza Aid Effort sets Sail, Activists mark 5 years since Israeli attack

GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Activists in Gaza City on Sunday marked five years since Israel’s deadly attack on the first Freedom Flotilla in 2010, a […]

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Apartheid
Israel: Top Outrageous Things Officials of the New Far Right Gov't have Said

Israel: Top Outrageous Things Officials of the New Far Right Gov’t have Said

Ami Kaufman | +972 Magazine | (Video) — “The ministers comprising Israel’s 34th government are the most right wing ever, almost all oppose the two-state […]

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Bill of Rights
Why Rand Paul is right to Kill the So-Called PATRIOT Act:  It was never about Terrorism

Why Rand Paul is right to Kill the So-Called PATRIOT Act: It was never about Terrorism

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) has vowed to force the expiration of the so-called PATRIOT Act on Sunday. […]

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Iraq
Nasty, New Neighbours:  How Close Will Extremists Get To Baghdad?

Nasty, New Neighbours: How Close Will Extremists Get To Baghdad?

By Mustafa Habib | (Niqash.org) | – The fall of Ramadi means that Baghdad, Karbala and Babel have unpleasant new neighbours in the Islamic State […]

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Climate Change
With Global Warming, a future of Pacific Superstorms

With Global Warming, a future of Pacific Superstorms

By Wei Mei | (The Conversation) | – Every year, typhoons over the western North Pacific – the equivalent to hurricanes in the North Atlantic […]

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American Jews
Muhammad Cartoon Ad Blocked From DC Metro

Muhammad Cartoon Ad Blocked From DC Metro

Jo Ankier and Nik Zecevic | (The Lip TV) | (Video) |- “A Prophet Muhammad cartoon ad has been blocked by Washington DC’s transport authority […]

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Why ISIL's Attacks on Shiites of Saudi Arabia Threaten World Economy

Why ISIL’s Attacks on Shiites of Saudi Arabia Threaten World Economy

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – Daesh (ISIL, ISIS) took responsibility for a terrorist attack Friday on the Shiite al-Husayn Mosque in Dammam, […]

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Christians
Armed Bikers Protest at Arizona Mosque

Armed Bikers Protest at Arizona Mosque

AJ+ | – “Anti-Islam activists have planned a “peaceful” protest at an Arizona mosque. Protesters are encouraged to bring American flags and “to utilize their […]

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