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Pakistan now gets 25% of its Electricity from Solar, Plans Solar Panel factory
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Pakistan now gets 25% of its Electricity from Solar, Plans Solar Panel factory

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Only about 20 countries globally get a quarter or more of their power from solar.

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Protesting the U of Arkansas for Removing Middle East Center Director over her Condemnation of the Bombing of Iran

Protesting the U of Arkansas for Removing Middle East Center Director over her Condemnation of the Bombing of Iran

12/17/2025 By Committee on Academic Freedom

Who’s Responsible When a Military Order is Illegal? (Don’t Ask Donald Trump!)

Who’s Responsible When a Military Order is Illegal? (Don’t Ask Donald Trump!)

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African-Americans
Hip-Hop Hijabis: Spitting Rhymes About Being Muslim And Female

Hip-Hop Hijabis: Spitting Rhymes About Being Muslim And Female

AJ+ | – “Hip-hop is a male-dominated arena. In California, a hip-hop collective of Muslim women are challenging stereotypes about being Muslim, and women, through […]

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Christianity
Vatican recognition of saints symbolic victory for Palestinians

Vatican recognition of saints symbolic victory for Palestinians

By: Charlie Hoyle BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — The grounds of the Carmel Convent in Bethlehem, home to blue-shuttered stone buildings on a hilltop facing the Nativity […]

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Bush
2007:  Progress Continues in Ramadi, Mullen Notes During Visit

2007: Progress Continues in Ramadi, Mullen Notes During Visit

Just to show Iraq’s ups and downs, here is a celebratory article from the US Department of Defense about the apparent rollback in Ramadi of […]

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Counter-Terrorism
Why does the Iraqi Army Keep Running Away from ISIL?

Why does the Iraqi Army Keep Running Away from ISIL?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Commen) | — Baghdad was shaken by the news that the Iraq army and police in Ramadi ran away from […]

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Christians
Jeb Bush & Schiavo Affair:  Islamization of GOP?

Jeb Bush & Schiavo Affair: Islamization of GOP?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment)| – Michael Schiavo is speaking out about Jeb Bush’s determined, sustained and energetic intervention, as Florida governor, in the […]

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Bill of Rights
Does Sen. Lindsey Graham want to Drone Americans for Thought Crimes?

Does Sen. Lindsey Graham want to Drone Americans for Thought Crimes?

John Iadarola & Jimmy Dore | (The Young Turks) | – “”Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., is ready to join the crowded 2016 presidential race — […]

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Iraq
After fall of Ramadi to ISIL, does Iraq have a future?

After fall of Ramadi to ISIL, does Iraq have a future?

By Brian M Downing | (Informed Comment) | – Ramadi, the capital of Anbar province, has fallen to forces of the Islamic State of Iraq […]

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Apartheid
Israel Pushes Negev Bedouin Palestinians into a Corner

Israel Pushes Negev Bedouin Palestinians into a Corner

By Ari Heistein | (Informed Comment) | –   Israel’s latest move to demolish a Bedouin village and replace it with homes for Jewish citizens […]

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Apartheid
Who does Jerusalem belong To?

Who does Jerusalem belong To?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – Far right Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu commemorated Israel’s “Jerusalem Day” with a speech in which he […]

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