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Turkiye hosts Largest Solar Power Plant of any European Country, as its Solar Installations Surge to 3.1 GW in H1
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Turkiye hosts Largest Solar Power Plant of any European Country, as its Solar Installations Surge to 3.1 GW in H1

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Turkiye [Turkey] is a European country, since part of its territory lies in Europe. So the following sentence is true: […]

Palestinian Statehood is winning major new Supporters at UN – but symbolic Action won’t make it happen

Palestinian Statehood is winning major new Supporters at UN – but symbolic Action won’t make it happen

09/20/2025 By The Conversation

Protesting UC Berkeley handing Names of Faculty and Students  to Dept. of Education

Protesting UC Berkeley handing Names of Faculty and Students to Dept. of Education

09/20/2025 By Committee on Academic Freedom

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Bigger than the IT Revolution: Solar is Going to Electronics Firms, Energy Giants Left Behind (Video)

Bigger than the IT Revolution: Solar is Going to Electronics Firms, Energy Giants Left Behind (Video)

Excellent documentary on the fast-breaking solar technology revolution. From www.vpro.nl/ backlight.

Juan Cole

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Egypt Constitutional Crisis: Morsi to Meet Judges as Weekend Clashes leave Two Dead, hundreds wounded

Egypt Constitutional Crisis: Morsi to Meet Judges as Weekend Clashes leave Two Dead, hundreds wounded

Egypt is on the knife edge between plunging into Algeria-style faction-fighting between secularists and Muslim fundamentalists, and finding a graceful way for its elected president […]

Juan Cole

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The Insouciance of Cardplayers (Egypt Protest Video)

The Insouciance of Cardplayers (Egypt Protest Video)

Youth try to play cards in the midst of demonstrations and clashes between leftists and supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, and seem really […]

Juan Cole

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Sand-Surfing Fun in the Arabian Desert (Video)

Sand-Surfing Fun in the Arabian Desert (Video)

Steep sand-surfing:

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Israeli Vets on Israeli Treatment of Gaza & Palestinians:  “It’s Mostly Punishment” (Breaking the Silence)

Israeli Vets on Israeli Treatment of Gaza & Palestinians: “It’s Mostly Punishment” (Breaking the Silence)

The authors of Our Harsh Logic, Israeli veterans who protest the treatment of Palestinians via an organization, “Breaking the Silence,” write at Tomdispatch.com: “It’s Mostly […]

Juan Cole

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Egypt:  Judiciary, Political Rivals, Crowds Mobilize against Pres. Morsi

Egypt: Judiciary, Political Rivals, Crowds Mobilize against Pres. Morsi

The executive order issued by President Muhammad Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party last Thursday has thrown the country into substantial turmoil, […]

Juan Cole

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RT's Abby Martin Accuses Israel of War Crimes for Targetting Journalists

RT’s Abby Martin Accuses Israel of War Crimes for Targetting Journalists

Abby Martin of Russia Today’s Brainwash Update pointed out that Israel’s targeting of Gaza media centers, which killed journalists and endangered employees of many news […]

Juan Cole

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Egyptian Left/Liberals Confront Pres. Morsi with Rallies, Demos in 8 Provinces

Egyptian Left/Liberals Confront Pres. Morsi with Rallies, Demos in 8 Provinces

The New Left youth movements led a powerful charge against Thursday’s presidential decree by Muhammad Mursi of the Muslim Brotherhood’s civil wing, the Freedom and […]

Juan Cole

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Americans and Egyptians face the National Security State on Black Friday Differently

Americans and Egyptians face the National Security State on Black Friday Differently

Americans face an erosion of the rights they fought for in their revolution (checks and balances on executive power, right to privacy from government snooping, […]

Juan Cole

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