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The Silence of the Scholars:  How leading Academics gave Cover to Genocide in Gaza
Academic Freedom

The Silence of the Scholars: How leading Academics gave Cover to Genocide in Gaza

Shamai Leibowitz

Silver Spring, Md. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – The true measure of a scholar is not the number of books they publish or the […]

“But still the Vine her ancient Ruby Yields:” Fitzgerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:5

“But still the Vine her ancient Ruby Yields:” Fitzgerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:5

08/22/2025 By Juan Cole

‘All Eyes On Gaza City’ as Israel Ramps Up Campaign of Conquest and Ethnic Cleansing

‘All Eyes On Gaza City’ as Israel Ramps Up Campaign of Conquest and Ethnic Cleansing

08/22/2025 By Common Dreams

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Right Wing on Holder: al-Qaeda, Black Panther, Stalinist

Right Wing on Holder: al-Qaeda, Black Panther, Stalinist

MediaMatters4America: mediamatters4america: The Worst Right-Wing Smears About Eric Holder

Juan Cole

Afghanistan
Syria to Afghanistan:  US Military Policy hasn’t Solved the Zone of Crisis & may Enlarge it

Syria to Afghanistan: US Military Policy hasn’t Solved the Zone of Crisis & may Enlarge it

By Amin Saikal, author of Zone of Crisis: Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran and Iraq The Middle East and its wider eastern environs are in the grip […]

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Energy
US strikes ISIL oil fields in Quest to Defund it: But will it Replace oil with Fracking?

US strikes ISIL oil fields in Quest to Defund it: But will it Replace oil with Fracking?

By Juan Cole Sawt al-Iraq [Voice of Iraq] reports that during the past two days, Saudi, UAE and American fighter jets attacks small oil refineries […]

Juan Cole

Energy
 Munich aims to get all its Energy from Renewables by 2025

Munich aims to get all its Energy from Renewables by 2025

Siemens “From 2015, DanTysk will supply up to 1.3 billion kWh of electricity – and will also help Munich achieve a more sustainable energy supply […]

Juan Cole

GCC
What Arab partners will get in return for strikes on Syria

What Arab partners will get in return for strikes on Syria

By Lars Berger The decision by President Obama to launch missile and air strikes against Islamic State (IS) and the al-Qaeda affiliate “Khorasan” in Syria […]

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Apartheid
Israeli forces re-open Holy Aqsa Mosque compound after heavy clashes

Israeli forces re-open Holy Aqsa Mosque compound after heavy clashes

JERUSALEM (Ma’an) — Hundreds of Palestinian Muslim worshipers were allowed to access the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in the Old City of Jerusalem on Wednesday at […]

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Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
Hidden Camera Reveals Chilling Life Under ISIS Control

Hidden Camera Reveals Chilling Life Under ISIS Control

The Young Turks: “”A mother, with an AK-47 slung over her shoulder, walks her child to a playground. A man driving a car orders a […]

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Bashar al-Assad
Syrian Media Hail America as Damascus Ally, Support UN Ban on Foreign Fighters

Syrian Media Hail America as Damascus Ally, Support UN Ban on Foreign Fighters

by Juan Cole Aljazeera Arabic reports on the reaction in Syria to US air strikes against ISIL, which included attacks on Wednesday on their oil […]

Juan Cole

Iran
Is this Iranian the most powerful man in Iraq?

Is this Iranian the most powerful man in Iraq?

BBC “Gabriel Gatehouse reports for BBC Newsnight on the secretive Iranian General described as the most powerful man in Iraq.” BBC Newsnight: “Is this Iranian […]

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