Greenfield, Mass. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Nuclear physicist Edward Teller predicted in 1959 that the risks of burning fossil fuels, by increasing carbon […]
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Are China’s increasing Economic ties with the Gulf states reducing the West’s Sway in the Middle East?
By Emilie Rutledge, The Open University | – At the end of November 2022, UK prime minister Rishi Sunak announced that the “golden era” between […]
Taliban’s University Ban Signals Return To Past Repression Of Women
I’m Mustafa Sarwar, a senior news editor at RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi. Here’s what I’ve been tracking and what I’m keeping an eye on in the […]
The Great Muslim Sufi Mystic Farid al-Din Attar on Jesus’ Innocence, Love, Forgiveness
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Christians are often surprised to discover how important Jesus is to the Muslim spiritual tradition. The Muslim scripture, the Qur’an, […]
Families Of Slain Iranian Protesters Mark End Of Mourning Period With Defiance
By Ardeshir Tayebi/ Radio Farda | – ( RFE/RL ) – The families of the victims of the recent nationwide protests in Iran have staged […]
Netanyahu’s Empty Offer of “Self-Rule” without Land for Palestinians is just another form of Apartheid
( Middle East Monitor ) – A few days before the formation of his sixth government, Benjamin Netanyahu has defined his ceilings for the solution […]
COP15 reaches historic Agreement to protect Biodiversity
By Regina Lam and Xia Zhijian | – ( China Dialogue ) – Delegates at the COP15 UN Biodiversity Conference have approved a deal to […]
New Israeli Gov’t to un-ban Violent Racists from Parliament, and allow Discrimination against Women, Gays
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The new Israeli government, formed in the nick of time by incoming Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, is so morally compromised […]
As NYT’s Friedman Laments end of Israel-Palestine Two-State Solution, the Bantustan Alternative Looms
Montreal (Special to Informed Comment) – In a New York Times Dec. 18, 2022, opinion piece, Thomas L. Friedman, echoing many other mainstream commentators, bemoans that […]
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 […]
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