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How the Heartbreaking Story of 5-Year-Old Hind Rajab begot an Effective Human Rights Foundation
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How the Heartbreaking Story of 5-Year-Old Hind Rajab begot an Effective Human Rights Foundation

Dan Steinbock

As The Voice of Hind Rajab is winning over Hollywood, the real-life story is fostering complicity allegations against the Israeli military and Western complicity. New […]

“A Flask of Wine, a Book of Verse, and Thou:” Edward FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:11

“A Flask of Wine, a Book of Verse, and Thou:” Edward FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:11

09/09/2025 By Juan Cole

Gaza Diary: How I risk Death to feed my Family

Gaza Diary: How I risk Death to feed my Family

09/09/2025 By Open Democracy

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Why we Need a Woke Military

Why we Need a Woke Military

By Gregory D. Foster   ( Foreign Policy in Focus ) – At the forefront of today’s cohort of right-wing, nativist Know-Nothings are those who […]

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Gay rights
Navajo Nation Lawmaker introduces Bill to Legalize Gay Marriage

Navajo Nation Lawmaker introduces Bill to Legalize Gay Marriage

By: Kalle Benallie, ICT – J   ( Source New Mexico ) – The fight to have same-sex marriage recognized by the Navajo Nation continues […]

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China adds 62 Gigawatts of Solar Capacity in Just 5 Months, Compared to 10 Gigs in the US

China adds 62 Gigawatts of Solar Capacity in Just 5 Months, Compared to 10 Gigs in the US

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Carrie Xiao at PV Tech reports that in the first five months of 2023, China has installed 62.1 gigawatts of […]

Juan Cole

Islam
Eid Al-Adha: What is the Muslim ‘Feast of Sacrifice’?

Eid Al-Adha: What is the Muslim ‘Feast of Sacrifice’?

( Middle East Monitor ) – Eid Al-Adha, or the “Feast of Sacrifice”, is right around the corner and Muslims around the globe are preparing […]

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Climate Crisis
Right-to-Charge Laws bring promise of EVs to Apts., Condos and Rentals

Right-to-Charge Laws bring promise of EVs to Apts., Condos and Rentals

Eleftheria Kontou, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | – (The Conversation) – More than 3.6 million electric cars are driving around the U.S., but if […]

The Conversation

Climate Crisis
Violently Melting Down: The Human Costs of Global Heating and of our Response to it

Violently Melting Down: The Human Costs of Global Heating and of our Response to it

By Stan Cox | – ( Tomdispatch.com ) – Several times in recent weeks I’ve heard people suggest that Mother Nature has been speaking to […]

Tomdispatch

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Biden Administration bows to Int'l Law, Ceases funding Israeli research done on Stolen Land in Palestinian West Bank

Biden Administration bows to Int’l Law, Ceases funding Israeli research done on Stolen Land in Palestinian West Bank

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Biden administration has reverted to the longstanding practice of not funding Israeli institutions in the Palestinian West Bank. AFP […]

Juan Cole

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Unveiling Resistance: The Struggle for Women's Rights in Iran

Unveiling Resistance: The Struggle for Women’s Rights in Iran

Tara Sepehri Far Iran and Kuwait Senior Researcher, Middle East and North Africa Division   @sepehrifar ( Human Rights Watch ) – The sweeping public […]

Human Rights Watch

Israel/ Palestine
Israel Approves thousands of illegal Building Permits in Palestinian West Bank

Israel Approves thousands of illegal Building Permits in Palestinian West Bank

( Middle East Monitor ) – Israel’s nationalist-religious government approved the construction of 5,700 additional illegal housing units for Jewish settlers in the Occupied West Bank on […]

Middle East Monitor

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