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Trump’s “New” Mideast: False Promises of Peace Through War
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Trump’s “New” Mideast: False Promises of Peace Through War

Daniel Martin Varisco

Imperial wars falsely advertised as a means to peace and stability are not, however, “new” in this region

200K in St. Paul Join 8M  Record “No Kings” US Protest

200K in St. Paul Join 8M Record “No Kings” US Protest

03/29/2026 By Minnesota Reformer

Protesting Israel’s Targeted Killing of Civilian Professors in Lebanon

Protesting Israel’s Targeted Killing of Civilian Professors in Lebanon

03/29/2026 By Committee on Academic Freedom

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Sayyid Najm: "Tanks against Flesh is not War"

Sayyid Najm: "Tanks against Flesh is not War"

Aljazeera Arabic this evening interviewed Sayyid Najm, an Egyptian novelist and literature specialist on war in literature. He is author of, among other things, Ayyam […]

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Sayyid Najm: "Tanks against Flesh is not War"

Sayyid Najm: "Tanks against Flesh is not War"

Aljazeera Arabic this evening interviewed Sayyid Najm, an Egyptian novelist and literature specialist on war in literature. He is author of, among other things, Ayyam […]

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$240,000 Airline Settlement over Banning Arabic Script

$240,000 Airline Settlement over Banning Arabic Script

Raed Jarrar received a $240,000 settlement from JetBlu and TSA over an incident in which he was not allowed to fly wearing a t-shirt with […]

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$240,000 Airline Settlement over Banning Arabic Script

$240,000 Airline Settlement over Banning Arabic Script

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Palestinian Girl, Israeli Troops

Palestinian Girl, Israeli Troops

Korean television has video of a Palestinian girl confronting Israeli soldiers over their firing (rubber bullets?) at demonstrating Palestinian children and youth. She is being […]

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Gaza in the Time of Ashura

Gaza in the Time of Ashura

The Gaza War is coming at a poignant time for the Shiite world, since the opening 10 days of the first month of the Muslim […]

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Israel/Gaza Cyberwar and Parallels to Abu Ghraib

Israel/Gaza Cyberwar and Parallels to Abu Ghraib

SC magazine reports that Muslim and Israeli hackers have been going at each other in cyberspace, as an adjunct to the fighting in Gaza: ‘More […]

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Israel/Gaza Cyberwar and Parallels to Abu Ghraib

Israel/Gaza Cyberwar and Parallels to Abu Ghraib

SC magazine reports that Muslim and Israeli hackers have been going at each other in cyberspace, as an adjunct to the fighting in Gaza: ‘More […]

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