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Pope Leo XIV Demands Gaza Ceasefire, as Israeli Tank Crew Shells Church, Kills 3 Women
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Pope Leo XIV Demands Gaza Ceasefire, as Israeli Tank Crew Shells Church, Kills 3 Women

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Israeli newspaper Arab 48 reports that an Israeli tank crew fired on the Holy Family Catholic Church in Gaza, […]

Tunisia’s Slow Unraveling: From Arab Spring Beacon to Police State

Tunisia’s Slow Unraveling: From Arab Spring Beacon to Police State

07/18/2025 By Middle East Monitor

Atomic Nightmare: Remember Los Alamos

Atomic Nightmare: Remember Los Alamos

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Whatever Happened to besieged Kurdish City of Kobane, Syria?

Whatever Happened to besieged Kurdish City of Kobane, Syria?

By Juan Cole | — Kurdish forces (including both the local YPG and Peshmerga units from Iraqi Kurdistan), and supported by Free Syrian Army troops […]

Juan Cole

Islam
What Black & White thinking misses about ISIS/Daesh & why it Matters to us All

What Black & White thinking misses about ISIS/Daesh & why it Matters to us All

By Neslihan Çevik | (Daily Sabah) — To combat radicalism, EU countries should avoid considering an increased interest in the origins and nature of Islam […]

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Fearing NSA, Writers in USA and Worldwide Avoiding controversy, keyword Searches

Fearing NSA, Writers in USA and Worldwide Avoiding controversy, keyword Searches

PEN America | “Global Chilling” PEN America writes: “Global Chilling: The Impact of Mass Surveillance on International Writers is a new report demonstrating the damaging […]

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Iraq
Saudi General, Border Guards Killed by Daesh/ISIL for not being Fanatical Enough

Saudi General, Border Guards Killed by Daesh/ISIL for not being Fanatical Enough

France24 | — “At 4,30 am 4 men coming from Iraqi territory attacked a border post on the northern frontier of Saudi Arabia. Two of […]

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National Security State
National Shame:  50,000 Homeless Veterans Nationwide

National Shame: 50,000 Homeless Veterans Nationwide

ABC News | — “ABC News’ Bob Woodruff travels the country examining new efforts end homelessness among US veterans.” ABC News: “50,000 Homeless Veterans Nationwide” […]

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Democracy
Iran's Rouhani & Direct Democracy: Wants Referendum to Sidestep Hardliners

Iran’s Rouhani & Direct Democracy: Wants Referendum to Sidestep Hardliners

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) — Iran’s system of government is a hybrid. One wing of it consists of a dictatorial theocracy, centered on […]

Juan Cole

Climate Change
Scotland:  World's Largest Tidal Power Project Begins Construction

Scotland: World’s Largest Tidal Power Project Begins Construction

STV | — STV (Scottish TV) reports, “Construction work on the world’s largest tidal energy project is set to begin… The 269-turbine installation, which is […]

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African-Americans
Ten Things You Should Know About Selma Before You See Oprah's Film

Ten Things You Should Know About Selma Before You See Oprah’s Film

By Emilye Crosby | (Zinn Education Project) In this 50th anniversary year of the Selma-to-Montgomery March and the Voting Rights Act it helped inspire, national […]

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Dissent
Online Freedom of Speech under Siege even in "Democracies"

Online Freedom of Speech under Siege even in “Democracies”

By Jillian York | (Electronic Frontier Foundation) In the midst of the global surveillance debate, talk of online censorship has often taken a backseat. Yet, […]

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