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UN’s IPC: Gaza out of Famine for Now, but Severe Malnutrition Continues, as Newborn dies of Hypthermia
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UN’s IPC: Gaza out of Famine for Now, but Severe Malnutrition Continues, as Newborn dies of Hypthermia

Juan Cole

The bad news is that in October and November 2025, “the majority of the population continued to face high levels of acute food insecurity

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1/4 of Syrian Expat Refugees Have Returned, but many to Destroyed Homes, Land Disputes

1/4 of Syrian Expat Refugees Have Returned, but many to Destroyed Homes, Land Disputes

12/20/2025 By The Conversation

Israel’s Airstrikes on Lebanese Reconstruction Equipment, Factories are War Crimes

Israel’s Airstrikes on Lebanese Reconstruction Equipment, Factories are War Crimes

12/20/2025 By Human Rights Watch

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

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

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

Juan Cole

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

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

The escalation in settler violence has gone from vandalism and property destruction to now being marked by kidnapping, prolonged abuse

The Conversation

Academic Freedom
Rebuking UC Berkeley over Suspension of Lecturer for Palestine Advocacy

Rebuking UC Berkeley over Suspension of Lecturer for Palestine Advocacy

An examination of the allegations casts doubt on Provost Hermalin’s findings, pointing to a desire to punish his ethical commitment

Committee on Academic Freedom

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Benjamin Netanyahu’s Lethal Legacy: Revisionism, Neoconservatism, big Money and Corruption

Benjamin Netanyahu’s Lethal Legacy: Revisionism, Neoconservatism, big Money and Corruption

Hundreds of thousands of Israelis have demonstrated against Netanyahu and his cabinet, due to its proposed judicial reforms

Dan Steinbock

Authoritarianism
Sudan’s Agony: Surprising Lessons for the US Resistance to Trump

Sudan’s Agony: Surprising Lessons for the US Resistance to Trump

About 45% of Sudanese, 21.2 million of them, are facing the highest levels of acute food insecurity

Rebecca Gordon

Antarctica
Three Things that might Trigger massive Ice Sheet Collapse

Three Things that might Trigger massive Ice Sheet Collapse

Misi occurs when the seafloor beneath the ice sheet slopes downwards toward the interior of the ice sheet.

The Conversation

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Conflict in Mecca: The Prophet Muhammad and Soft Power

Conflict in Mecca: The Prophet Muhammad and Soft Power

I believe that the earliest source we have for the life of the Prophet is the Quran itself. And I believe the Quran is early.

Juan Cole

Omar Khayyam
“Into this Universe:”  Heidegger and FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:29

“Into this Universe:” Heidegger and FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:29

He brought me first into being, to my alarm./ This life increased nothing but my bewilderment

Juan Cole

art and photography
“Identity is never fixed:” Interview with Iranian-American Artist Soraya Sharghi

“Identity is never fixed:” Interview with Iranian-American Artist Soraya Sharghi

Sharghi unveiled a luminous universe where mythology, memory, and material intertwine

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Sudan’s Agony: Surprising Lessons for the US Resistance to Trump

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