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Manufactured Famines in Gaza began almost 2 Decades Ago, So why Haven’t they been Halted?
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Manufactured Famines in Gaza began almost 2 Decades Ago, So why Haven’t they been Halted?

Dan Steinbock

New York (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Recently, international media has highlighted the mass famine in Gaza. Yet, there have been effectively three waves […]

“A thousand Blossoms with the Day Woke:” FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:8

“A thousand Blossoms with the Day Woke:” FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:8

09/02/2025 By Juan Cole

Symbolism, Exile and Identity explored in Paintings: An Interview with Massoud Hayoun

Symbolism, Exile and Identity explored in Paintings: An Interview with Massoud Hayoun

09/02/2025 By Global Voices

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70 Killed In Civil Violence 45

70 Killed in Civil Violence 45 Pilgrims Kidnapped Grand Ayatollahs Turn on Shiite Government? Amid a wave of bombings and violence on Tuesday, among the […]

Juan Cole

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Brown Guest Editorial From Suez To

Brown Guest Editorial From Suez To

Brown Guest Editorial: From Suez to Baalbak Kenneth Brown* writes: SUEZ A HALF-CENTURY ON: THE CONTINUATION OF WAR BY WAR As a visiting American student […]

Juan Cole

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Israeli Ground War Ramps Up Worldwide

Israeli Ground War Ramps Up Worldwide

Israeli Ground War Ramps Up; Worldwide Rallies; Iraqi Vice President Slams Israel There were widespread protests in the Muslim world on Monday against the Qana […]

Juan Cole

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Sistani Fatwa On Qana Fatwa By Grand

Sistani Fatwa On Qana Fatwa By Grand

Sistani Fatwa on Qana The fatwa by Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani condemning Israel for the Qana massacre and threatening the United States with consequences if […]

Juan Cole

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Israeli Hizbullah Battles In Deep

Israeli Hizbullah Battles In Deep

Israeli-Hizbullah Battles in Deep South Israelis Bombed Qana while Relief and Rescue troops worked Update: Israeli war planes conducted further air raids Monday morning, despite […]

Juan Cole

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What Is Hizbullah Western And Israeli

What Is Hizbullah Western And Israeli

What is Hizbullah? Western and Israeli pundits keep comparing Hizbullah to al-Qaeda. It is a huge conceptual error. There is a crucial difference between an […]

Juan Cole

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Sistani Threatens Us Over Israeli War

Sistani Threatens Us Over Israeli War

Sistani Threatens US over Israeli War on Lebanon The US punditocracy and ruling elite is fixated on Hizbullah as a “terrorist group” even though the […]

Juan Cole

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Why Mel Gibson Is Wrong It Is Not Very

Why Mel Gibson Is Wrong It Is Not Very

Why Mel Gibson is Wrong It is not very important or interesting that a Hollywood star has substance abuse problems. But the alleged sentiment expressed […]

Juan Cole

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Qana Massacre Part Ii Israeli War

Qana Massacre Part Ii Israeli War

The Qana Massacre, Part II Israeli war planes scored a direct hit on a building in the Shiite village of Qana where destitute farming folk, […]

Juan Cole

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