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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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Saudi Arabia: Law Enshrines Male Guardianship (HRW)

Saudi Arabia: Law Enshrines Male Guardianship (HRW)

Human Rights Watch ) – (Beirut) – Saudi Arabia’s first codified law on personal status, issued on International Women’s Day in 2022, formally enshrines male […]

Human Rights Watch

Reproductive Choice
Ending a pregnancy in 14 states leaves few Options. Some Americans are looking to Europe and India for help

Ending a pregnancy in 14 states leaves few Options. Some Americans are looking to Europe and India for help

By: Kelcie Mosely Morris – ( Wisconsin Examiner) – The pills came in a dark salmon-colored envelope sealed with a plastic covering that traveled more […]

Wisconsin Examiner

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Universities, Labor Unions Strike to protest Netanyahu's firing of Gallant, as Israel faces Complete Paralysis

Universities, Labor Unions Strike to protest Netanyahu’s firing of Gallant, as Israel faces Complete Paralysis

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Israeli newspaper Arab 48 reports that Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu fired his minister of defense, Yoav Gallant, on […]

Juan Cole

Haredim
Israel’s military reservists are joining protests – potentially transforming a political crisis into a security crisis

Israel’s military reservists are joining protests – potentially transforming a political crisis into a security crisis

By Dan Arbell, American University | – (The Conversation) –The judicial overhaul plan of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, introduced in January, has thrown […]

The Conversation

Islam
A Ramadan primer: Why Muslim Americans Fast

A Ramadan primer: Why Muslim Americans Fast

Abdulrahman Bindamnan   ( Minnesota Reformer) – While growing up in Yemen, I was introduced to the practice of fasting. It ‎was a common practice, […]

Minnesota Reformer

Arms Sales
Congress Has Been Captured by the Arms Industry:  And We’re Paying the Price (and What a Price It Is!)

Congress Has Been Captured by the Arms Industry: And We’re Paying the Price (and What a Price It Is!)

( Tomdispatch.com ) – On March 13th, the Pentagon rolled out its proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2024. The results were — or at least […]

William D. Hartung

Climate Crisis
Netherlands becomes European Leader in Solar Power Per Capita, with 500K Panels on Lakes, Reservoirs and Seas

Netherlands becomes European Leader in Solar Power Per Capita, with 500K Panels on Lakes, Reservoirs and Seas

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Solar panels are like magic, turning sunshine into electricity. They are, however, relatively bulky. We own our own home and […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
To Those Jewish Americans Who Protested Minister Smotrich with Me:  We Have to Talk about the Palestinians

To Those Jewish Americans Who Protested Minister Smotrich with Me: We Have to Talk about the Palestinians

Via Fellowship Magazine By David Hart      ( Waging Nonviolence ) – Earlier this month, I attended the large Jewish-led demonstration in Washington, D.C. […]

Waging Nonviolence

Democratic Party
Workers praise Gov. Gretchen Whitmer for signing Repeal of GOP Union-Busting ‘Right to Work’ Law

Workers praise Gov. Gretchen Whitmer for signing Repeal of GOP Union-Busting ‘Right to Work’ Law

  By: Laina G. Stebbins –     ( Michigan Advance ) – Unions and other pro-labor groups on Friday celebrated the signing of a […]

Michigan Advance

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