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The Mortal Sins of Patriarchy
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The Mortal Sins of Patriarchy

H. Patricia Hynes

Greenfield, Mass. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – How much are women and girls–half of humanity–valued?  When men violate us for sex in prostitution.  When […]

The 6 Superpowers that Faith Communities bring to nonviolent Struggle

The 6 Superpowers that Faith Communities bring to nonviolent Struggle

10/05/2025 By Waging Nonviolence

Hamas and Israel are on the Verge of a Ceasefire; Denial of Palestinian Agency Could Derail it

Hamas and Israel are on the Verge of a Ceasefire; Denial of Palestinian Agency Could Derail it

10/05/2025 By The Conversation

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Arab World
"Zariya":  A. R. Rahman,  Jordan song, Nepal Buddhist Hymn

“Zariya”: A. R. Rahman, Jordan song, Nepal Buddhist Hymn

India’s MTV program “Coke Studio” (sponsored by Coca Cola) presents: Published on Aug 1, 2013 Giving a whole new spin to the term ‘world music’ […]

Juan Cole

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John McCain and Lindsey Graham Want to invade Falluja Yet Again

John McCain and Lindsey Graham Want to invade Falluja Yet Again

(By Juan Cole) There were conflicting reports on Sunday morning about whether the Iraqi government and its allied tribal levies had regained control of the […]

Juan Cole

Human Rights
Gaza: the challenges faced by the young women (Video of the Day)

Gaza: the challenges faced by the young women (Video of the Day)

France24 does what no US news channel will, reporting on the challenges facing young women in occupied Gaza Related article: Gaza power plant back online […]

Juan Cole

Afghanistan
The Politics of War Casualty Counts, from the "GWOT" to Syria

The Politics of War Casualty Counts, from the “GWOT” to Syria

(By Michael Munk) Counting the casualties of war is a highly political exercise. We recall the competition for promotion and decoration between US military commanders […]

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Bringing medieval Persian verse to the West: Dick Davis Interview

Bringing medieval Persian verse to the West: Dick Davis Interview

PBS Newshour’s Jeff Brown interviews Dick Davis, among the foremost Persian scholars and translators of our time, on the delights and glories of Persian poetry. […]

Juan Cole

al-Qaeda
Iraq's Sunni Civil War

Iraq’s Sunni Civil War

(By Juan Cole) The attempt launched earlier this week by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS or ISIL) to take and hold city […]

Juan Cole

No parallel organization within state can be tolerated, particularly inside judiciary: President Gül

No parallel organization within state can be tolerated, particularly inside judiciary: President Gül

President Abdullah Gül has expressed his concerns over claims relayed by several high-level officials of a ‘gang within the state’ aiming to topple the government

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al-Qaeda
Iraq: Government assault as Sunni Extremists Take al-Anbar City Quarters

Iraq: Government assault as Sunni Extremists Take al-Anbar City Quarters

(By AFP) Clashes kill 32 civilians in Iraq’s Anbar (via AFP) Fighting killed at least 32 civilians on Friday in the Anbar province cities of […]

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Climate Change
Australia burns, swelters in Hottest Year on Record (Climate Instability Story of the Day)

Australia burns, swelters in Hottest Year on Record (Climate Instability Story of the Day)

(By AFP) Australia endures hottest year on record (via AFP) Australia experienced its hottest year on record in 2013, the Bureau of Meteorology said Friday, […]

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