Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The first recorded world-historical pandemic took place (541–750 CE) in the Roman Empire and Sasanian Iran, as well as neighboring […]
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Antisemitism and Antizionism: A Dangerous Conflation
Montréal (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Antisemitism is making the headlines. The Israeli Prime Minister describes as antisemitic the accusation that Israel is committing […]
Why are Algorithms called Algorithms? A brief History of the Persian Polymath you’ve likely never Heard of
By Debbie Passey, The University of Melbourne | – (The Conversation) – Algorithms have become integral to our lives. From social media apps to Netflix, […]
War Culture Hates the Ethical Passion of the Young
By Norman Solomon ( Tomdispatch.com ) – Persisting in his support for an unpopular war, the Democrat in the White House has helped spark a […]
Juan Cole: Israel and Campus Protests (Sea Change Radio)
Juan Cole: Israel, Gaza and Campus Protests, Part I on Sea Change Radio with Alex Wise. Transcript below. Or listen here: Pro-Palestinian student protests are […]
Israel wants to destroy Gaza and annex the West Bank, but what do the Palestinians want?
( Middle East Monitor) – What is taking place in occupied Palestine is not a conflict between more or less equals, but a straightforward case […]
Washington U.: Protesting Severe Beating by Police of Prof. Steve Tamari, Arrest, Suspension of Faculty and Students
Committee on Academic Freedom | Middle East Studies Association Dr. Andrew Martin Chancellor, Washington University in St. Louis admartin@wustl.edu . . . We write on […]
This Generation’s Vietnam: Students are Protesting Israeli Genocide, meeting Media and Political Vilification
Chicago (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Pitching Pro-Palestine protest encampments on their campuses, students risk their futures and physical safety by putting their bodies […]
Protesting Israel’s Arrest and Continued Questioning of Professor Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian
Committee on Academic Freedom | Middle East Studies Association Asher Cohen President, Hebrew University of Jerusalem . . . We write on behalf of the […]
Donald Trump and O.J. Simpson: Testing the Limits of Justice
By Robert Lipsyte ( Tomdispatch.com ) – It was the jokes about Trump’s rumored flatulence in the courtroom that pushed me toward despair. And don’t […]
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