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76 Years after Colonial Britain Scheduled a Palestinian State, UK to Recognize Palestine
Colonialism

76 Years after Colonial Britain Scheduled a Palestinian State, UK to Recognize Palestine

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Nadeem Badshah at The Guardian reports that British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is expected to recognize a Palestinian state today, […]

Clear Conclusions: A UN Commission finds Israel Responsible for Genocide in Gaza

Clear Conclusions: A UN Commission finds Israel Responsible for Genocide in Gaza

09/21/2025 By Binoy Kampmark

Ghosts of E. Germany’s Stasi: How technology is used to supercharge Monitoring and Control

Ghosts of E. Germany’s Stasi: How technology is used to supercharge Monitoring and Control

09/21/2025 By Global Voices

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Recent Mosque attacks raise Questions about the Affinity between White Supremacy and Far-Right Hindu Nationalism

Recent Mosque attacks raise Questions about the Affinity between White Supremacy and Far-Right Hindu Nationalism

By Zeinab Farokhi, University of Toronto | – (The Conversation) – During Ramadan, a man attacked a mosque in Markham, Ont. He allegedly yelled slurs, […]

The Conversation

Israel/ Palestine
Cementing Gaza’s History by Sketching its Ancient Sites

Cementing Gaza’s History by Sketching its Ancient Sites

  Mohammed Asad   ( Middle East Monitor) – Gaza is a region we hear about often but how much do we know about its […]

Middle East Monitor

China
The Era of Great Power Victory in Wars ended in 1945 and a Wise Power would Avoid them

The Era of Great Power Victory in Wars ended in 1945 and a Wise Power would Avoid them

( Tomdispatch.com) – I was born on July 20, 1944, amid a vast global conflict already known as World War II.  Though it ended with […]

Tom Engelhardt

Climate Crisis
On Earth Day, 69% of Americans want Carbon Neutrality, with Minorities and Youth in the Vanguard

On Earth Day, 69% of Americans want Carbon Neutrality, with Minorities and Youth in the Vanguard

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – On Earth Day, 2023, big public events were held by activists across the US (and across the world). But activists […]

Juan Cole

Islam
Why London’s first Ramadan Lights Celebration has been so Important for Muslims Everywhere

Why London’s first Ramadan Lights Celebration has been so Important for Muslims Everywhere

By Farouq Tahar, University of Sheffield | – (The Conversation) – On March 21 2023, the mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, and Hamza Taouzzale, lord […]

The Conversation

Sudan
Explainer - Sudan Conflict and What Worries Neighbors, the US and Others

Explainer – Sudan Conflict and What Worries Neighbors, the US and Others

( Middle East Monitor ) – A conflict raging in Sudan is rattling neighbouring countries and worrying the United States and others for reasons ranging from […]

Middle East Monitor

Climate Crisis
Climate Change makes 'Florida Rain-bombs' more Common, as DeSantis would Know if he had bothered to Visit Ft Lauderdale

Climate Change makes ‘Florida Rain-bombs’ more Common, as DeSantis would Know if he had bothered to Visit Ft Lauderdale

Craig Pittman   ( Florida Phoenix)- If you live in Florida, you never suffer from an irony deficiency. Case in point: Flood managers from across […]

Florida Phoenix

Climate Crisis
Glaciers in Swiss Alps lost 6% of Mass last Year, as Climate Emergency brings brutal Heat Waves

Glaciers in Swiss Alps lost 6% of Mass last Year, as Climate Emergency brings brutal Heat Waves

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The UN’s World Meteorological Organization has issued its annual report. As you will have guessed, things don’t look good. There […]

Juan Cole

Houthi
Any New Yemen Truce must allow Participation of Citizens and Civil Society

Any New Yemen Truce must allow Participation of Citizens and Civil Society

Human Rights Watch – (Beirut) – Negotiations for a new truce in Yemen by Saudi and Houthi authorities present an opportunity to incorporate accountability and […]

Human Rights Watch

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