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The Sumud Aid Flotilla did more than Trump to Achieve Gaza’s Fragile Peace
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The Sumud Aid Flotilla did more than Trump to Achieve Gaza’s Fragile Peace

Mohammad Eslami and Ibrahim Al-Marashi

Braga, Portugal and San Marcos, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – US President Trump arrived in Israel on Monday as the first hostages were […]

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Lebanon: Seek Justice for Journalists Killed by Israeli Forces

Lebanon: Seek Justice for Journalists Killed by Israeli Forces

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Why Trump is not a Death Knell for global Climate Action

Why Trump is not a Death Knell for global Climate Action

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Hezbollah's Surprising Denunciation of Paris Attacks: is it Courting the West?

Hezbollah’s Surprising Denunciation of Paris Attacks: is it Courting the West?

By Rola El-Husseini | (Special to Informed Comment) In a speech in Beirut on January 9, 2014, on the occasion of the birth of the […]

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Domestic Surveillance
After Charlie Hebdo:  More Surveillance won't Protect Free Speech

After Charlie Hebdo: More Surveillance won’t Protect Free Speech

By Jillian York | (Electronic Frontier Foundation) Following a terrorist attack, it is not uncommon to hear calls from politicians and government officials for increased […]

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censorship
Paris Rally: Charlie Hebdo Team regret not Parading Caricatures of Hypocritical World Leaders

Paris Rally: Charlie Hebdo Team regret not Parading Caricatures of Hypocritical World Leaders

Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) Le Monde reported on the Charlie Hebdo team at the Paris rally on Sunday, the largest demonstrations in France since […]

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Islamophobia
J.K. Rowling takes Rupert Murdoch to Hogwarts School over his Islamophobia

J.K. Rowling takes Rupert Murdoch to Hogwarts School over his Islamophobia

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) Rupert Murdoch is the billionaire press lord and major shareholder in News Corp., which own Sky News and Fox […]

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Barack Obama
New Republican Majority Wants to intervene in Obama's Iran Talks

New Republican Majority Wants to intervene in Obama’s Iran Talks

By Luke Johnson | (RFE/RL) WASHINGTON — Should U.S. President Barack Obama and Western powers reach a nuclear deal with Iran, they could face a […]

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Guns
Guns:  Americans more likely to be Shot by Toddler than by Terrorist

Guns: Americans more likely to be Shot by Toddler than by Terrorist

By Ann Jones | (Tomdispatch.com) Americans who live abroad — more than six million of us worldwide (not counting those who work for the U.S. […]

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al Qaeda in the Arabian Penisula
Muslim Hero Lassana Bathily Saved Jewish Hostages in Paris

Muslim Hero Lassana Bathily Saved Jewish Hostages in Paris

WotchitGeneralNews | — “At a kosher supermarket in Paris, a quick-thinking Muslim employee hides several Jewish shoppers in the basement before sneaking out to brief […]

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European Union
After Paris attacks, could David Duke style Racist Parties Sweep to Power in Europe?

After Paris attacks, could David Duke style Racist Parties Sweep to Power in Europe?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) — Anti-immigrant sentiment and Islamophobia was already raging through Europe before the Kouashi al-Qaeda Cell targeted the staff of […]

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Germany
Despite rising racism, European Muslims embrace democratic values

Despite rising racism, European Muslims embrace democratic values

EurActiv | — “For Muslims, Germany has become a home. But they see themselves being confronted by a negative image, defined by a minority of […]

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