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Israel is Deliberately Starving Palestinians of Gaza as Part of a Genocide: Amnesty
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Israel is Deliberately Starving Palestinians of Gaza as Part of a Genocide: Amnesty

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Amnesty International concluded this week that the Israeli government is using starvation as a weapon of war in Gaza, and […]

Four Ways the West can back up Palestine Recognition with Practical Pressure on Israel

Four Ways the West can back up Palestine Recognition with Practical Pressure on Israel

08/20/2025 By The Conversation

From Gaza to Trump, Some of us Saw this Coming

From Gaza to Trump, Some of us Saw this Coming

08/20/2025 By Rebecca Gordon

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How Photography can Reveal, Overlook and Manipulate the Truth: The Fearless Work of Iranian Artist Hoda Afshar

How Photography can Reveal, Overlook and Manipulate the Truth: The Fearless Work of Iranian Artist Hoda Afshar

By Tom Williams, University of Wollongong | – (The Conversation) – Through her poetically constructed images, Hoda Afshar illuminates a world overshadowed by history and […]

The Conversation

Afghanistan
How 9/11 Bred a “War on Terror” from Hell

How 9/11 Bred a “War on Terror” from Hell

By Norman Solomon | – [Today’s piece is adapted from the introduction to Norman Solomon’s book War Made Invisible: How America Hides the Human Toll […]

Tomdispatch

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Former Head of Israeli Mossad:  Israel is an Apartheid State with the 'KKK' in  Government and "Antisemitic" Policies toward Palestinians

Former Head of Israeli Mossad: Israel is an Apartheid State with the ‘KKK’ in Government and “Antisemitic” Policies toward Palestinians

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Tia Goldenberg at AP got the scoop. She landed an interview with the former head of Israeli intelligence, the Mossad, […]

Juan Cole

Feminism
Iran crackdown on Unveiled Women: Mahsa Amini’s Uncle Arrested Ahead Of Anniversary Of Her Death

Iran crackdown on Unveiled Women: Mahsa Amini’s Uncle Arrested Ahead Of Anniversary Of Her Death

By RFE/RL’s Radio Farda | – ( RFE/ RL ) – Relatives of Mahsa Amini, the 22-year-old Kurdish-Iranian woman whose death nearly a year ago […]

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Climate Crisis
How Recycling could solve the Shortage of Minerals essential to Clean Energy

How Recycling could solve the Shortage of Minerals essential to Clean Energy

By Serasu Duran, University of Calgary; Atalay Atasu, INSEAD; and Clara Carrera, INSEAD | – (The Conversation) – What do silver, silicon and gallium have […]

The Conversation

China
China's Coup:  Saudi and Iranian Ambassadors arrive at Reopened Embassies, Stress Bilateral Relations, Regional Development

China’s Coup: Saudi and Iranian Ambassadors arrive at Reopened Embassies, Stress Bilateral Relations, Regional Development

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Aljazeera reports that on Tuesday, the Saudi ambassador to Iran and the Iranian ambassador to Saudi Arabia both took up […]

Juan Cole

Authoritarianism
Saudi Reforms are softening Wahhabi Islam's Role, but Critics warn the Kingdom will Still Quash Dissent

Saudi Reforms are softening Wahhabi Islam’s Role, but Critics warn the Kingdom will Still Quash Dissent

By Nathan French, Miami University | – (The Conversation) – The crown prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman, or “MBS,” is bringing a new […]

The Conversation

Drone Warfare
The Rules of Engagement of Violent Islamophobia:  22 Years of Drone Warfare and No End in Sight

The Rules of Engagement of Violent Islamophobia: 22 Years of Drone Warfare and No End in Sight

By Maha Hilal | – ( Tomdispatch.com ) – “I no longer love blue skies. In fact, I now prefer gray skies. The drones do not […]

Tomdispatch

Climate Crisis
New Mexico Wind Farms: Largest Renewable Energy Infrastructure Project in US History, as High Density Line is Approved

New Mexico Wind Farms: Largest Renewable Energy Infrastructure Project in US History, as High Density Line is Approved

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – About a year and a half ago, I wrote a piece on how New Mexico is set to become the […]

Juan Cole

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