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The Silence of the Scholars:  How leading Academics gave Cover to Genocide in Gaza
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The Silence of the Scholars: How leading Academics gave Cover to Genocide in Gaza

Shamai Leibowitz

Silver Spring, Md. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – The true measure of a scholar is not the number of books they publish or the […]

“But still the Vine her ancient Ruby Yields:” Fitzgerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:5

“But still the Vine her ancient Ruby Yields:” Fitzgerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:5

08/22/2025 By Juan Cole

‘All Eyes On Gaza City’ as Israel Ramps Up Campaign of Conquest and Ethnic Cleansing

‘All Eyes On Gaza City’ as Israel Ramps Up Campaign of Conquest and Ethnic Cleansing

08/22/2025 By Common Dreams

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Two Us Soldiers 20 Iraqis Wounded In

Two Us Soldiers 20 Iraqis Wounded In

Two US Soldiers, 20 Iraqis Wounded in Baghdad Firefight Two US soldiers were wounded on Friday in Abu Gharib, Baghdad. Guerrillas in the area had […]

Juan Cole

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Mudarrisi Calls For Withdrawal Of

Mudarrisi Calls For Withdrawal Of

Mudarrisi Calls for Withdrawal of Coalition Troops Ayatollah Muhammad Taqi Mudarrisi of Karbala, leader of the Islamic Action Party, called Friday for withdrawal of coalition […]

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Preachers Denounce Igc Sistani Calls

Preachers Denounce Igc Sistani Calls

Preachers denounce IGC; Sistani calls for Disarming of the Militias Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani called Friday for the country’s militias to be disarmed. He said […]

Juan Cole

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Baath Guerrillas Call For 3 Day Strike

Baath Guerrillas Call For 3 Day Strike

Baath Guerrillas Call for 3-day Strike Sunni Arab nationalists passed around fliers Friday warning government employees, shopkeepers and bus and cab drivers to stay home […]

Juan Cole

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Washington Post Profiles Followers Of

Washington Post Profiles Followers Of

Washington Post Profiles Followers of Muqtada Anthony Shadid discusses the appeal of Muqtada and the politics of anti-Occupation sentiment in the slums of East Baghdad. […]

Juan Cole

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Wp Crackdown On Muqtada Al Sadr

Wp Crackdown On Muqtada Al Sadr

WP: Crackdown on Muqtada al-Sadr Imminent David Ignatius argues that the US still plans to crack down on Shiite radical Muqtada al-Sadr and his movement. […]

Juan Cole

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Rail Old Baghdad Explosions Guerrillas

Rail Old Baghdad Explosions Guerrillas

Rail, Old Baghdad Explosions Guerrillas sabotaged a US military train shipment near Haditha west of Baghdad on Thursday, after which the shipment was looted of […]

Juan Cole

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Mitchell Land Reform Essential For

Mitchell Land Reform Essential For

Mitchell: Land Reform essential for Democracy Professor Timothy Mitchell, of the New York University Political Science Department, spoke on contemporary Middle East affairs in Ann […]

Juan Cole

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Some Business Dealings Of Cpa In Iraq

Some Business Dealings Of Cpa In Iraq

Some Business Dealings of the CPA in Iraq may contravene International Law I was glad finally to see some experts in international law raise questions […]

Juan Cole

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