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The Assault on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: The US v. Canada
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The Assault on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: The US v. Canada

Hugh J. Curran

“These first few months  [have resulted] in the Trump administration’s cuts to scientific and medical research, clampdown on any efforts promoting diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), newly aggressive policies for […]

How Israel’s Domestic Crises and Netanyahu’s Power Projection are Reshaping the Middle East

How Israel’s Domestic Crises and Netanyahu’s Power Projection are Reshaping the Middle East

06/27/2025 By The Conversation

Republicans and Climate Breakdown: They Know Better

Republicans and Climate Breakdown: They Know Better

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Islam
Never Forget: Jews and Muslims have Often imagined themselves in History as Siblings and Allies

Never Forget: Jews and Muslims have Often imagined themselves in History as Siblings and Allies

Excerpted from Tingis. Historically, and even theologically, Jews have always been closer to Muslims than they were to Christians. It was in Muslim lands, the […]

Anouar Majid

Israel/ Palestine
The Past, Present and Future of Israel/Palestine -  Juan Cole, Sherene Seikaly and Zachary Lockman

The Past, Present and Future of Israel/Palestine – Juan Cole, Sherene Seikaly and Zachary Lockman

Massachusetts Peace Action: The Hamas attacks in Israel and Israel’s war on and invasion of Gaza are the latest rounds in a long-running conflict. In […]

Juan Cole

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How Long will Palestinians go on being Scapegoats for the West's Atrocities in WWII?

How Long will Palestinians go on being Scapegoats for the West’s Atrocities in WWII?

Seattle, Wa. (Special to Informed Comment; Featured) – If an Arab writer would create a Palestinian version of Schindler’s List, and if an Arab, or […]

Sara Jamshidi

Colonialism
Juan Cole on Ridley Scott's "Napoleon"  (StayTunedNBC)

Juan Cole on Ridley Scott’s “Napoleon” (StayTunedNBC)

Here is the interview Alex Greaney of StayTunedNBC did with Juan Cole about the Egypt scenes in Ridley Scott’s film, “Napoleon.” StayTunedNBC: “Juan Cole on […]

Juan Cole

art and photography
How I express my diasporic Palestinian Grief through Art

How I express my diasporic Palestinian Grief through Art

Liz Bajjalieh November 14, 2023 ( Waging Nonviolence ) – I woke up on Oct. 7 to a Facebook timeline full of friends posting about […]

Waging Nonviolence

Colonialism
That Time when Napoleon Bonaparte's Army in Palestine Burned Crops, Pounded Houses with Artillery, and Cut off Water to Cities

That Time when Napoleon Bonaparte’s Army in Palestine Burned Crops, Pounded Houses with Artillery, and Cut off Water to Cities

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – On 24 June 1799 General Louis-Alexandre Berthier wrote a dispatch from Ottoman Palestine back to the French Ministry of War […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Gaza: What Aid Agencies can hope to Achieve under the Strict Limits of the 4-Day Pause

Gaza: What Aid Agencies can hope to Achieve under the Strict Limits of the 4-Day Pause

By Sarah Schiffling, Hanken School of Economics; and Chris Phelan, Edge Hill University | – (The Conversation) – The four-day humanitarian pause in Israel’s assault […]

The Conversation

Israel/ Palestine
Demanding an End to Israel's Military Assault on Gaza's Educational Sector

Demanding an End to Israel’s Military Assault on Gaza’s Educational Sector

Committee on Academic Freedom, Middle East Studies Association. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu  Fax: +972-2-5664838   Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant pniot@mod.gov.il   Brigadier General Hisham […]

Committee on Academic Freedom

Corruption
7 Questions to ask to Protect yourself from Medicare Advantage Scams

7 Questions to ask to Protect yourself from Medicare Advantage Scams

Diane Archer ( Common Dreams ) – During this Medicare Open Enrollment period, ask yourself these seven questions. And, please know that you can always […]

Common Dreams

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