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“Real Estate Bonanza:” The Sordid U.S. Plan for the Post-Genocide Gaza
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“Real Estate Bonanza:” The Sordid U.S. Plan for the Post-Genocide Gaza

Dan Steinbock

When the bombing of Gaza will finally cease, the U.S. administration will push the post-genocide opportunity for property development. In this quest, Tony Blair is […]

“In this batter’d Caravanserai:” FitzGerald’s translation of the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:16

“In this batter’d Caravanserai:” FitzGerald’s translation of the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:16

09/22/2025 By Juan Cole

As Gaza bleeds, Israel plans its next move: Annexing the Palestinian West Bank

As Gaza bleeds, Israel plans its next move: Annexing the Palestinian West Bank

09/22/2025 By Middle East Monitor

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RAK Zoo opens its doors to the public

RAK Zoo opens its doors to the public

RAK Zoo opened its doors for the first time on Tuesday with its owner and residents positive it will help boost tourism in the emirate.

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Climate Protesters Flood Wall Street - And A Polar Bear Is Arrested

Climate Protesters Flood Wall Street – And A Polar Bear Is Arrested

AJ+ “Hundreds of people attended the #FloodWallStreet demonstration to protest the role big business plays in fueling climate change. The protest was largely peaceful, but […]

Juan Cole

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Student Debt Factories:  The Scandal of For-Profit Colleges

Student Debt Factories: The Scandal of For-Profit Colleges

By Astra Taylor and Hannah Appel via Tomdispatch.com Imagine corporations that intentionally target low-income single mothers as ideal customers. Imagine that these same companies claim […]

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The Syrian Maelstrom:  How Repression, Drought & Climate Change Drove the Civil War

The Syrian Maelstrom: How Repression, Drought & Climate Change Drove the Civil War

By Tareq Ramadan Long before March of 2011, when Syrian demonstrations calling for reform and in some cases, regime change, morphed into a full-blown military […]

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Afghanistan
13 Years after US started Bombing it, Afghanistan Still Unstable

13 Years after US started Bombing it, Afghanistan Still Unstable

News Analysis: Afghan Deal Leaves Room For National Disunity By Frud Bezhan via RFE/RL After months of wrangling and high tension, Afghanistan has finally named […]

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Shock & Awe In Syria:  It never Works

Shock & Awe In Syria: It never Works

By Juan Cole The London pan-Arab daily “Hayat” [Life] reports this morning on the air strikes conducted on ISIL positions in Raqqah, Syria, by the […]

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Climate Change
Largest Climate Rally ever in New York City, other World Capitals

Largest Climate Rally ever in New York City, other World Capitals

By Deirdre Fulton, Commondreams.org Global mobilization is exceeding expectations on Sunday, with hundreds of thousands of people taking to the streets demanding action on climate […]

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Displaced and Refugees
I lived to see the Day when thousands of Kurds take Refuge in Turkey

I lived to see the Day when thousands of Kurds take Refuge in Turkey

Reuters: “About 60,000 Syrian Kurds flee into Turkey in the space of 24 hours, a deputy prime minister says, as Islamic State fighters seize dozens […]

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Dissent
"Operation Ice ISIS":  'Anonymous' Hackers take on Extremist Group on Social Media

“Operation Ice ISIS”: ‘Anonymous’ Hackers take on Extremist Group on Social Media

France24: ” This week #TECH24 brings you an EXCLUSIVE interview with Anonymous on why (and how) the collective decided to join the fight against the […]

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