Montréal (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – In March 1896, William Hechler, the Anglican chaplain at the British Embassy in Vienna, came across a book […]
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How Female Iranian Activists use powerful Images to Protest oppressive Policies
By Parichehr Kazemi, PhD Candidate, University of Oregon | – (The Conversation) – Images of unveiled Iranian women and adolescent girls standing atop police cars […]
Lessons Learned in the Internet’s Darkest Corners
( Tomdispatch.com ) – We all do it. Make little snap judgments about everyday strangers as we go about our lives. Without giving it a […]
If the US Aim in Helping Ukraine is a Rules-Based International Order it must Condemn Israeli Annexation of Syria’s Golan and Occupation of Palestine
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Iran: Brutal Repression in Kurdistan Capital (HRW)
Human Rights Watch – (Beirut) – Iranian security forces used excessive and unlawful lethal force against protesters in Kurdistan province’s capital, Sanandaj, in October and […]
Cartoonist Kianoush Ramazani: Hope in Iran during Turbulent Times
By Mariam A. ( Globalvoices.org ) – Three months have passed since Mahsa Amini was murdered by Iran’s morality police for violating the country’s strict […]
Soccer Champion Lionel Messi’s Black Cloak: a brief History of the Honorary Bisht
By Pardis Mahdavi, The University of Montana | – Shortly before Lionel Messi took to the stage to lift up the World Cup trophy, Qatari […]
New Solar installations Rocket up by 50% in Europe in 2022, amid Ukraine War Energy Crisis
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The industry think tank SolarPower Europe has concluded that new solar power installations rocketed up in Europe by nearly 50% […]
Why the Fight over defining Antisemitism is Key to the Future of BDS
By Shane Burley | – ( Waging Nonviolence) – Despite conservatives in America feigning their undying support for “free speech,” those convictions often vanish when […]
2022’s US Climate Disasters: A Tale of too much CO2, Too much Rain – and too Little
By Shuang-Ye Wu, University of Dayton | – The year 2022 will be remembered across the U.S. for its devastating flooding and storms – and […]
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