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Genetic Study finds Echoes of the Early Modern Ethnic Cleansing of Spain’s Muslims
Archaeology

Genetic Study finds Echoes of the Early Modern Ethnic Cleansing of Spain’s Muslims

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – A genetic history study of Spain by Gonzalo Oteo-Garcia et al. in Genome Biology eloquently confirms the story of the […]

WHO: 94% of Gaza Hospitals Damaged or Destroyed

WHO: 94% of Gaza Hospitals Damaged or Destroyed

05/25/2025 By Middle East Monitor

For many Island Species, the next Tropical Cyclone may be their Last

For many Island Species, the next Tropical Cyclone may be their Last

05/25/2025 By The Conversation

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Draft to mandate TurkishPM’s consent for prosecution of top commanders

Draft to mandate TurkishPM’s consent for prosecution of top commanders

The draft makes necessary to receive the PM’s approval before trying senior army officers

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The Economist Pulls 'Anti-Semitic' Cartoon on Barack Obama and Iran

The Economist Pulls 'Anti-Semitic' Cartoon on Barack Obama and Iran

The Economist removed a cartoon from an article on its internet edition that has been characterized as anti-Semitic. Click here for the rest of the […]

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'Palestine' Soccer Team Agrees To Yank 1-State Map From Jersey

'Palestine' Soccer Team Agrees To Yank 1-State Map From Jersey

Chile’s top soccer league has penalized the Palestine Football Club with a fine after playing in three official matches wearing uniforms showing the entire map […]

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Syria accused of systematic torture and 11,000 executions: Report

Syria accused of systematic torture and 11,000 executions: Report

Three former international prosecutors have accused Syria of large-scale killing and torture in a report based on evidence of a defector

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Human Rights
Israeli Policy Divides Palestinian Families

Israeli Policy Divides Palestinian Families

(By AFP) Israel policy splits Palestinian families (via AFP) Israel’s restrictions on Palestinian movement between Gaza and the West Bank is separating relatives and making […]

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Inequality
Unbalanced:  85 Super-Wealthy own as Much as Half the World's Population

Unbalanced: 85 Super-Wealthy own as Much as Half the World’s Population

(By Andrea Germanos) The global elite have rigged the rules so that "economic growth looks more like a winner-take-all system" that undermines democracy and threatens […]

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Iraq
Healing Iraq’s Rift requires less Black and White Thinking

Healing Iraq’s Rift requires less Black and White Thinking

(By Nelson Lowhim) The news from Iraq has grown dire lately. Al Qaeda has taken over certain cities (hotbeds of insurgency in earlier times) and […]

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Juan Cole
Many Thanks for Warm Support, Successful Fundraiser

Many Thanks for Warm Support, Successful Fundraiser

(By Juan Cole) I just wanted to thank from the bottom of my heart everyone who donated to our annual fundraiser, which was enormously successful […]

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Bashar al-Assad
Massive War Crimes:  Syrian Regime Tortured, Starved, Murdered 11,000 Prisoners

Massive War Crimes: Syrian Regime Tortured, Starved, Murdered 11,000 Prisoners

(By Juan Cole) A new report by three respected jurists argues that photographic evidence provided by a defector from the Syrian police proves systematic torture […]

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