Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The first recorded world-historical pandemic took place (541–750 CE) in the Roman Empire and Sasanian Iran, as well as neighboring […]
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Academic Freedom Violations at Indiana U against Professor Abdelkader Sinno and artist Samia Halaby
Committee on Academic Freedom | Middle East Studies Association of North America | – Abdelkader Sinno Indiana University Samia Halaby Rahul Shrivastav, Provost and Executive […]
Food as a Weapon of War: The Crime of Starvation in Gaza
Istanbul (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – On October 7, 2023, the day after Hamas’ attack on Israeli civilians, the Minister of Defense, Yoav Gallant, […]
Iran: Chokehold on Dissent
Human Rights Watch – (Beirut) – Iranian authorities show no signs of ending their brutal repression of peaceful dissent across the country one year after […]
Artists Bring Human Richness at Times of Strife – and must be allowed to Speak about the Israel and Gaza
By Lowell Gasoi, Carleton University | – The current Israel-Hamas war has dominated the news for the past few months. As reports of military machinations […]
Israeli-Made Famine: Denial of Food Aid could Kill 22,000 Palestinians this Month, Half of them Children
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reports that Israeli airstrikes and ground operations continued over the weekend […]
Setting the Record Straight: Weaponizing Antisemitism to Cancel Academic Free Speech
( Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette) – As someone who believes deeply in human rights for all, who has spent a great deal of time in […]
Trump and the End of the American Century
( Tomdispatch.com ) – With recent polls giving Donald Trump a reasonable chance of defeating President Biden in the November elections, commentators have begun predicting […]
Gaza: 400K Rally in DC against “Genocide Joe;” Massive Protests in Johannesburg, London, other Capitals
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Millions of protesters came out around the world on Saturday, answering the call of Palestinian activists to rally against the […]
What enforcement power does the International Court of Justice have in South Africa’s genocide case against Israel?
By Victor Peskin, Arizona State University | – South Africa says that Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza and has asked the International […]
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