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Saudi Arabia in Modern History
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Saudi Arabia in Modern History

Marc Martorell Junyent

Book Review – David Commins, “Saudi Arabia: A Modern History” (Yale University Press: New Haven and London, 2025). Munich (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – […]

Greek Protesters block military Cargo bound for Israel

Greek Protesters block military Cargo bound for Israel

08/14/2025 By Global Voices

Israel must allow independent Investigations of Palestinian Journalist Killings – and let international Media into Gaza

Israel must allow independent Investigations of Palestinian Journalist Killings – and let international Media into Gaza

08/14/2025 By The Conversation

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Colonialism
500 Years of Inflicted Horrors, from the New World to Israel

500 Years of Inflicted Horrors, from the New World to Israel

( Tomdispatch.com ) – Leon Golub once related a story to a mutual friend. A Chicago artist famous for large canvases depicting crimson torture rooms in […]

Greg Grandin

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Islam:  A New History

Islam: A New History

A Review of Islam: A New History, from Muhammad to the Present (Princeton University Press, 2025) by John Tolan Detroit (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) […]

Joseph Richard Preville

Iran
As US Pushes For Zero Enrichment, Iran Insists It Won’t Give Up Nuclear Program

As US Pushes For Zero Enrichment, Iran Insists It Won’t Give Up Nuclear Program

By RFE/RL’s Radio Farda and Kian Sharifi ( RFE/RL ) – US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff declared that the Donald Trump administration’s “red line” in […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Israel’s Policies have already Created Catastrophic Starvation Risk for Millions in Gaza: a Trickle of Aid won’t Avert It

Israel’s Policies have already Created Catastrophic Starvation Risk for Millions in Gaza: a Trickle of Aid won’t Avert It

By Yara M. Asi, University of Central Florida (The Conversation) – After 18 months of punishing airstrikes, raids and an increasingly restrictive siege in Gaza, […]

The Conversation

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From Gaza to America and Vietnam, the Prospect of a Peacemaker Pope

From Gaza to America and Vietnam, the Prospect of a Peacemaker Pope

Auburn, Al. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – It’s not surprising that Pope Leo XIV took the name Leo in honor of Pope Leo XIII […]

Richard Penaskovic

Academic Freedom
Protesting NYU’s Withholding of Degree over Gaza Protest

Protesting NYU’s Withholding of Degree over Gaza Protest

Committee on Academic Freedom | Middle East Studies Association Letter to New York University concerning its decision to withhold the degree of graduating senior Logan […]

Committee on Academic Freedom

Donald Trump
Trump isn’t even Trying to Hide the Racism Anymore

Trump isn’t even Trying to Hide the Racism Anymore

( Tomdispatch.com ) – On May 5th, the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute held its annual fundraising gala. The event showcases the […]

Rebecca Gordon

Canada
Britain, France and Canada threaten Israel with Concrete Sanctions if Gaza War is not Halted

Britain, France and Canada threaten Israel with Concrete Sanctions if Gaza War is not Halted

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Britain, France and Canada issued a statement on Monday, demanding that the Israeli government of Benjamin Netanyahu cease its military […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Gaza faces Catastrophic Famine

Gaza faces Catastrophic Famine

  By Dr. AbdulMajed Al-Aloul ( Middle East Monitor ) – The Gaza Strip is currently experiencing one of the worst humanitarian crises of modern […]

Middle East Monitor

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