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Syrian-Australian Muslim halts Indian-Australian ISIL Attack on Jewish Australians
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Syrian-Australian Muslim halts Indian-Australian ISIL Attack on Jewish Australians

Juan Cole

They made a trip to the Philippines in November and Sajid Akram used an Indian passport, while Naveed used his Australian travel document.

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Soaring West Bank Violence is Fueled by Official Israeli Surrender to Settlers

Soaring West Bank Violence is Fueled by Official Israeli Surrender to Settlers

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Rebuking UC Berkeley over Suspension of Lecturer for Palestine Advocacy

Rebuking UC Berkeley over Suspension of Lecturer for Palestine Advocacy

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Libyan Dam Collapse and Flooding that Killed 20,000 was made 50 Times more likely by Climate Change

Libyan Dam Collapse and Flooding that Killed 20,000 was made 50 Times more likely by Climate Change

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The World Weather Attribution site, run by professional European climate scientists, estimated that “An event as extreme as the one […]

Juan Cole

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Saudi Arabia: Investment Fund Linked to Abuses

Saudi Arabia: Investment Fund Linked to Abuses

Human Rights Watch – (Beirut) – The United States should investigate and regulate sovereign wealth funds like Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) that have […]

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Electric Vehicle Demand surge through 2030, So Why is the Oil Industry Doubling down on Production?

Electric Vehicle Demand surge through 2030, So Why is the Oil Industry Doubling down on Production?

By Robert Brecha, University of Dayton | – Electric vehicle sales are growing faster than expected around the world, and, sales of gas- and diesel-powered […]

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The Legacy of Mahsa, a Year later:  It Is Only the Beginning for Iranian Women

The Legacy of Mahsa, a Year later: It Is Only the Beginning for Iranian Women

Newark, Del. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Imagine, you come from your small town to visit the capital. You have a whole plan to […]

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Attempt to bar Donald Trump from 2024 ballot lands in New Jersey

Attempt to bar Donald Trump from 2024 ballot lands in New Jersey

By: Sophie Nieto-Muñoz – The push to bar former President Donald Trump from the 2024 ballot has come to New Jersey, with a Mahwah man […]

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The Republican Party has a White Nationalism Problem that Isn't Going Away

The Republican Party has a White Nationalism Problem that Isn’t Going Away

Clarence Lusane ( Tomdispatch.com) – In 2020, The Daily Show ran a segment in which statements by Republican leaders, including Donald Trump, Representative Marjorie Taylor […]

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Arabic Press:  Saudi Arabia breaking off Talks with Israel out of Despair that Far Right Gov't will make any concessions to Palestinians

Arabic Press: Saudi Arabia breaking off Talks with Israel out of Despair that Far Right Gov’t will make any concessions to Palestinians

Post-script: Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman denied this report 4 days after it appeared and maintained that the negotiations with Israel are continuing, with the […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Israeli Squatter-Settlers storm 3rd Holiest Site in Islam to mark Jewish New Year

Israeli Squatter-Settlers storm 3rd Holiest Site in Islam to mark Jewish New Year

( Middle East Monitor ) – Hundreds of Israeli settlers on Sunday forced their way into the flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque complex in occupied East Jerusalem […]

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Authoritarianism
Mahsa Amini: A Year into the Protest Movement in Iran, this is What's Changed

Mahsa Amini: A Year into the Protest Movement in Iran, this is What’s Changed

Mahsa Amini: a year into the protest movement in Iran, this is what’s changed By Afshin Shahi, Keele University | = Iran’s rulers continue to […]

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