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Amnesty: So-Called Gaza ‘Ceasefire’ becoming Smokescreen for continued Israeli Genocide
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Amnesty: So-Called Gaza ‘Ceasefire’ becoming Smokescreen for continued Israeli Genocide

Juan Cole

Israeli officials responsible for orchestrating, overseeing and materially committing genocide remain in power

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How Turkiye Plans to use the Spotlight of hosting the next UN Climate Summit

How Turkiye Plans to use the Spotlight of hosting the next UN Climate Summit

11/28/2025 By The Conversation

How ‘The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám’ inspired Victorian Hedonists

How ‘The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám’ inspired Victorian Hedonists

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Walmart Plots to derail Rooftop Solar Energy Revolution

Walmart Plots to derail Rooftop Solar Energy Revolution

By Deirdre Fulton via Commondreams.org The Walton family—who, as heirs to the Walmart fortune, have more wealth than 42 percent of American families combined—are impeding […]

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Afghanistan
Listening to Nobelist Malala Yousafzai instead of just Honoring Her

Listening to Nobelist Malala Yousafzai instead of just Honoring Her

By Juan Cole Malala Yousafzai has become the youngest winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in history, sharing it this year with India’s Kailash Satyarthi, […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Gaza, its Power Plant hit by Israel, Waits in the Dark ... and Waits

Gaza, its Power Plant hit by Israel, Waits in the Dark … and Waits

By Sam Bahour (Ma’an News Agency) When I asked my colleague in Gaza about her biggest dream, her answer made an impression on me: “I […]

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Climate Change
Divestment and Popular Politics:  Big Oil and Israeli Occupation

Divestment and Popular Politics: Big Oil and Israeli Occupation

By Jen Marlowe On September 21 (one day before world leaders converged on New York for the United Nations Climate Summit, and one day after […]

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Economy
America's Oil Wars on ISIL, Iran & Russia

America’s Oil Wars on ISIL, Iran & Russia

By Michael T. Klare via Tomdispatch.com It was heinous. It was underhanded.  It was beyond the bounds of international morality. It was an attack on […]

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ISIL takes one third of strategic Kobane in Syria, loses Tuz Khurmato in Iraq

ISIL takes one third of strategic Kobane in Syria, loses Tuz Khurmato in Iraq

By Juan Cole al-Khalij [The Gulf] (Sharjah, UAE) reports that the Syrian Human Rights Observatory says ISIL fighters are now in one third of the […]

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History
Remembering the Muslim Heritage of Tolerance and Hybrid Civilization

Remembering the Muslim Heritage of Tolerance and Hybrid Civilization

By Tareq Ramadan Because the brutal behavior exhibited by members of IS have drearily captivated audiences around the world, Muslims in the West fear that […]

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Iran
Is the new US airbase in Iraqi Kurdistan all about Iran?

Is the new US airbase in Iraqi Kurdistan all about Iran?

By Hiwa Barznjy | Erbil | via Niqash.org NIQASH interviewed Safeen Dizayee, the spokesperson for the government of semi-autonomous Iraqi Kurdistan. During a candid and […]

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History
First 1300 Years of Islamic History in 3 Minutes

First 1300 Years of Islamic History in 3 Minutes

Lost Islamic History: “1300 Years of Islamic History in 3 Minutes ”

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