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

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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Climate Crisis
Electric Vehicles may form 18% of New Purchases this year, as Gov'ts eye end of Internal Combustion Engine

Electric Vehicles may form 18% of New Purchases this year, as Gov’ts eye end of Internal Combustion Engine

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The annual report by the International Energy Agency on electric vehicles is just out, and it confirms the global rush […]

Juan Cole

Russia
Sudan: questions about Wagner Group Involvement as another African Country falls Prey to Russian Mercenaries

Sudan: questions about Wagner Group Involvement as another African Country falls Prey to Russian Mercenaries

By Kristian Gustafson, Brunel University London; Dan Lomas, Brunel University London; Neveen S Abdalla, Brunel University London; and Steven Wagner, Brunel University London | – […]

The Conversation

Israel/ Palestine
Israeli Occupation seizes 70 Palestinian Homes in Hebron, will Turn them over to Israeli Squatters

Israeli Occupation seizes 70 Palestinian Homes in Hebron, will Turn them over to Israeli Squatters

( Middle East Monitor ) – Israeli occupation authorities have started plans to confiscate 70 Palestinian homes in the Old City of the southern occupied […]

Middle East Monitor

Conspiracy Theories
DeSantis ramping up his campaign against Disney, accusing it of “Sexualizing Children,” closeness to “Chinese Communism”

DeSantis ramping up his campaign against Disney, accusing it of “Sexualizing Children,” closeness to “Chinese Communism”

  By Michael Moline –   ( Florida Phoenix) – The legal fight between Gov. Ron DeSantis and The Walt Disney Co. broadened Monday when […]

Florida Phoenix

Brazil
Lula is Right that the UN Security Council Can't Resolve Major Conflicts, whether Ukraine or Palestine

Lula is Right that the UN Security Council Can’t Resolve Major Conflicts, whether Ukraine or Palestine

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva made a state visit to Portugal and Spain last week. He was primarily […]

Juan Cole

Arctic
Climate Emergency:  Once Lush Oregon Faces a future of Wildfires, Drought and Vanishing Mountain Glaciers

Climate Emergency: Once Lush Oregon Faces a future of Wildfires, Drought and Vanishing Mountain Glaciers

By: Lynne Terry –   Coastal erosion in Gleneden Beach in March 2021 caused houses to sit on the edge of the cliff. (Courtesy of […]

Oregon Capital Chronicle

Arab Spring
The ‘I am Sudan’ Motto and the elusive Transition to Democracy

The ‘I am Sudan’ Motto and the elusive Transition to Democracy

Dr Mustafa Fetouri MFetouri ( Middle East Monitor ) – On a banner displayed on one of the Sudanese Armed Forces’ Khartoum buildings, a phrase […]

Middle East Monitor

Displaced and Refugees
Singing, trauma and the resilience of the Yazidis  of northern Iraq: The power of cultural identity on psychological well-being

Singing, trauma and the resilience of the Yazidis of northern Iraq: The power of cultural identity on psychological well-being

By Mylène Ratelle, University of Waterloo | – (The Conversation) – Behind each door and gate in Sinuni, Iraq, there is a different story of […]

The Conversation

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Yes, Mr. DeSantis, there is a Palestinian People that has exercised Power in Historical Palestine

Yes, Mr. DeSantis, there is a Palestinian People that has exercised Power in Historical Palestine

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – What does it mean to say that there “has never been a Palestinian state” in the Holy Land? This is […]

Juan Cole

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