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How the Heartbreaking Story of 5-Year-Old Hind Rajab begot an Effective Human Rights Foundation
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How the Heartbreaking Story of 5-Year-Old Hind Rajab begot an Effective Human Rights Foundation

Dan Steinbock

As The Voice of Hind Rajab is winning over Hollywood, the real-life story is fostering complicity allegations against the Israeli military and Western complicity. New […]

“A Flask of Wine, a Book of Verse, and Thou:” Edward FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:11

“A Flask of Wine, a Book of Verse, and Thou:” Edward FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:11

09/09/2025 By Juan Cole

Gaza Diary: How I risk Death to feed my Family

Gaza Diary: How I risk Death to feed my Family

09/09/2025 By Open Democracy

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Yemen: Fierce fighting in Lead-up to Saudi Ceasefire, Children at risk of Starvation

Yemen: Fierce fighting in Lead-up to Saudi Ceasefire, Children at risk of Starvation

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – Heavy fighting continued in Yemen on Monday and Tuesday, despite the agreement reached between Houthi rebels and […]

Juan Cole

Children
Now Yemen's Houthi Rebels are forcing Children Into Battle

Now Yemen’s Houthi Rebels are forcing Children Into Battle

Human Rights Watch | – (Beirut) – The Houthi armed group in Yemen has intensified its recruitment, training, and deployment of children in violation of […]

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Just how Illegal has the NSA's Domestic Spying Been?

Just how Illegal has the NSA’s Domestic Spying Been?

By Andrew Crocker | (Electronic Frontier Foundation) | – We now have the first decision from a court of appeals on the NSA’s mass surveillance […]

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Apartheid
Israel plans forced evacuation of Bedouin families east of Jerusalem

Israel plans forced evacuation of Bedouin families east of Jerusalem

BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) – Dozens of Palestinian families living in the Bedouin Abu Nuwwar village to the east of Jerusalem will be forced from their land […]

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Apartheid
Hanan Ashrawi:  New Extremist Israeli Gov't generates a Culture of Hate

Hanan Ashrawi: New Extremist Israeli Gov’t generates a Culture of Hate

By IMEMC | – PLO Executive Committee member Dr. Hanan Ashrawi stated: “Such a coalition betrays the true nature of the Israeli political system and […]

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Education
What makes one Palestinian Village School one of the Best in the Middle East?

What makes one Palestinian Village School one of the Best in the Middle East?

World Bank | – “Amid widespread dissatisfaction with public services in the Arab world, a new report identifies local success stories that could point the […]

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Climate Change
Do Republicans favor Coal Plants over Americans' Health?

Do Republicans favor Coal Plants over Americans’ Health?

Cenk Uygur | (The Young Turks) | – ‘”The Obama administration’s proposed curbs on coal-burning power plants could prevent thousands of deaths each year from […]

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Saudi Arabia as the Incredible Hulk: King Salman snubs Obama's Gulf Summit

Saudi Arabia as the Incredible Hulk: King Salman snubs Obama’s Gulf Summit

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) — Watching Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia nowadays, is like Kremlin-watching in the old days of the Cold […]

Juan Cole

Displaced and Refugees
38 Million displaced and homeless in their own Countries

38 Million displaced and homeless in their own Countries

AFP | — “Conflicts and violence in places like Syria and Ukraine have displaced a record 38 million people inside their own countries, equivalent to […]

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