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Why the Saudi-Pakistan Bilateral Defense Pact is unlikely to Revive Muslim Unity
Arab World

Why the Saudi-Pakistan Bilateral Defense Pact is unlikely to Revive Muslim Unity

Abdullah al-Ahsan

Chicago (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – When Israel launched an attack on Doha in September 2025, Arab and Muslim leaders convened an emergency summit. […]

Palestinian Subordination: Donald Trump’s Gaza “Peace” Plan

Palestinian Subordination: Donald Trump’s Gaza “Peace” Plan

10/03/2025 By Binoy Kampmark

How Donald Trump Surrendered on Greentech to China Abroad and to Big Oil at Home

How Donald Trump Surrendered on Greentech to China Abroad and to Big Oil at Home

10/03/2025 By Tom Engelhardt

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Israel's Government Ratchets even Further Right: Great Moments in Colonialism

Israel’s Government Ratchets even Further Right: Great Moments in Colonialism

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) – Binyamin Netanyahu has succeeded in putting together a shaky coalition of parties that would give him 61 seats […]

Juan Cole

Banking
'Too Big to Exist': Sanders Introduces Bill to Break Up Big Banks

‘Too Big to Exist’: Sanders Introduces Bill to Break Up Big Banks

by Nadia Prupis, staff writer | (Commondreams.org) | – If passed, bill would give Treasury Secretary a year to break up institutions bailed out in […]

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Apartheid
Israel Slammed Over Treatment of Palestinian Children in Detention

Israel Slammed Over Treatment of Palestinian Children in Detention

By Mel Frykberg | – RAMALLAH, West Bank (IPS) – Palestine’s ambassador to the United Nations, Riyad Mansour, has sent a letter to the U.N. […]

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Iraq
Holy War Hotel: 5-star resort opens for ISIS supporters in Iraq

Holy War Hotel: 5-star resort opens for ISIS supporters in Iraq

RT | – “It may look like any other top resort in Iraq, but the Ninawa International Hotel in Mosul has one major difference. It […]

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African-Americans
"Killing Me Softly" in Palestine:  Lauryn Hill Cancels Israel Concert under BDS Pressure

“Killing Me Softly” in Palestine: Lauryn Hill Cancels Israel Concert under BDS Pressure

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – In another sign that Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s far-right nationalism is turning Israel into a pariah […]

Juan Cole

censorship
Iranian Police Arrest Leading Human Rights Activist Again

Iranian Police Arrest Leading Human Rights Activist Again

By Golnaz Esfandiari | (RFE/RL) | – Narges Mohammadi, the deputy head of the Defenders of Human Rights Center (DHRC) co-founded by Iranian Nobel Peace […]

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African-Americans
We're all Iraqis now:  How Bush's Wars Militarized Baltimore & Ferguson Police

We’re all Iraqis now: How Bush’s Wars Militarized Baltimore & Ferguson Police

By Michael Gould-Wartofsky | (Tomdispatch.com) | – Last week, as Baltimore braced for renewed protests over the death of Freddie Gray, the Baltimore Police Department […]

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Afghanistan
Afghanistan's Endless War: Between the US, Taliban and ISIL

Afghanistan’s Endless War: Between the US, Taliban and ISIL

By Brian M. Downing | (Informed Comment) | – War is largely a seasonal activity in Afghanistan. Winters are harsh and fighters need to work […]

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Islam
Young Muslim-Americans Draw Their Own Muhammad

Young Muslim-Americans Draw Their Own Muhammad

AJ+ | – “Muslims condemned the attack at a Muhammad cartoon contest in Texas. But some of them started drawing cartoons of their own.” AJ+: […]

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