Belfast (Special to Informed Comment; feature) – As a native Palestinian, visiting my homeland is not just about seeing family and friends. It’s also about […]
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50+ anti-Muslim attacks across France in Charlie Hebdo aftermath
RT | — “France is suffering a wave of hate attacks against Muslims in the wake of last week’s Islamic extremist attacks in and around […]
Iraqi Shiites, Fuming over Slow US Fight against ISIL, threaten to Revoke Agreement
By Mustafa Habib | Baghdad | (Niqash.org) – Four months have passed since the US began to work with an international alliance to confront the […]
As ICC launches Israel War Crimes Probe, PLO & Hamas Applaud
RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Saturday said it welcomed the decision to open an initial probe on Israeli war crimes at […]
As Obama warns of veto re: GOP Sanctions, Iran says ‘Political Will’ can aid Nuclear Talks
By RFE/RL | — GENEVA — Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says "political will" is needed to make progress in negotiations over Iran's nuclear […]
French Pres. Hollande: Anti-Muslimism is as bad as Antisemitism: Muslims Must be Protected
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) French President Francois Hollande addressed the Institute of the Arab World on Friday, in a bid to reassure French […]
Charlie Hebdo & French ‘Secularism’: Does it really just privilege White Christians?
By Mayanthi Fernando | The Conversation Commentators in France and elsewhere have taken the recent terrorist attacks in Paris as an occasion to reflect more […]
2014 Warmest Year on Record; So much for the “Pause”: NASA
NASA | Goddard Center | — “The year 2014 now ranks as the warmest on record since 1880, according to an analysis by NASA scientists. […]
US Mission Creep in Iraq, Part Deux
By Peter Van Buren | (Tomdispatch.com) — The current American war in Iraq is a struggle in search of a goal. It began in August […]
Top 7 Things to know about Belgium anti-terror Op that left 2 Dead
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) Belgian police launched a counter-terrorism operation on Thursday in the eastern city of Verviers (pop. 56,000) near the German […]
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