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The Current Iran War will Likely end Soon, but the Arms Race will Heat Up
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The Current Iran War will Likely end Soon, but the Arms Race will Heat Up

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Al Jazeera bureau chief in Tehran, Abdul Qader Fayez, reports from “informed sources” in Tehran that Iran’s clerical Leader, […]

US joins Israel in Attack on Iran, ushering in a New Era of Impunity

US joins Israel in Attack on Iran, ushering in a New Era of Impunity

06/23/2025 By The Conversation

No Kings!  This is What Democracy Looks Like

No Kings! This is What Democracy Looks Like

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Iran: poisoning of Thousands of Schoolgirls piles more Pressure on Islamic Republic struggling for Survival

Iran: poisoning of Thousands of Schoolgirls piles more Pressure on Islamic Republic struggling for Survival

By Afshin Shahi, Keele University | – The Iranian government has announced several arrests in connection with the reported poisoning of more than 7,000 schoolgirls […]

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Inside the “Private and Confidential” Conservative Group That Promises to “Crush Liberal Dominance”

Inside the “Private and Confidential” Conservative Group That Promises to “Crush Liberal Dominance”

by Andy Kroll and Andrea Bernstein, ProPublica, and Nick Surgey, Documented Co-published with Documented ( ProPublica ) – A few months ago, Leonard Leo laid […]

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US Sec'ry of Defense Austin intervenes in Israeli Crisis: Condemns Settler attacks on Palestinians, Netanyahu Assault on Courts

US Sec’ry of Defense Austin intervenes in Israeli Crisis: Condemns Settler attacks on Palestinians, Netanyahu Assault on Courts

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin’s visit to Israel on Thursday was overshadowed by the massive protests in the streets, which […]

Juan Cole

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Israelis protest Netanyahu Government’s Brutality and plans to undermine Rule of Law

Israelis protest Netanyahu Government’s Brutality and plans to undermine Rule of Law

By John Strawson, University of East London | It’s a week since hundreds of Israeli settlers descended on the Palestinian village of Hawara to terrorise […]

The Conversation

Feminism
Walking Unveiled In Iran: Believing in the Beauty and Importance of Walks

Walking Unveiled In Iran: Believing in the Beauty and Importance of Walks

“I also believe in the beauty and importance of our walks”   Tara Sepehri Far,  Iran and Kuwait Senior Researcher, Middle East and North Africa […]

Human Rights Watch

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Protesting the Imprisonment of Professor Awad al-Qarni, Popular Religious Reformer, by Saudi Arabia

Protesting the Imprisonment of Professor Awad al-Qarni, Popular Religious Reformer, by Saudi Arabia

Committee on Academic Freedom | Middle East Studies Association | – March 09, 2023 His Majesty King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud King of Saudi […]

Committee on Academic Freedom

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Elite Israeli Reserve Military Units Pass around Petitions calling Religious Parties Corrupt Parasites, threatening to go AWOL if Netanyahu guts Judiciary

Elite Israeli Reserve Military Units Pass around Petitions calling Religious Parties Corrupt Parasites, threatening to go AWOL if Netanyahu guts Judiciary

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Israeli newspaper Arab 48 reports that protests against the government of Binyamin Netanyahu’s plans to gut the Israeli judiciary […]

Juan Cole

Feminism
On Int’l Women’s Day, US Activists Called on U.N. to halt Denial of Basic Reproductive Rights to American Women

On Int’l Women’s Day, US Activists Called on U.N. to halt Denial of Basic Reproductive Rights to American Women

By: Sofia Resnick –   Nearly 22 million women, girls and gender-nonconforming persons of reproductive age are now living in states where abortion has been […]

Michigan Advance

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Tunisia's wave of racist attacks: 'I'm afraid. I can just disappear'

Tunisia’s wave of racist attacks: ‘I’m afraid. I can just disappear’

Amelia Smith amyinthedesert     ( Middle East Monitor ) – One student in Tunis fears most for his female colleagues; a story is circulating […]

Middle East Monitor

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