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Psychopathocracy 3.0
Donald Trump

Psychopathocracy 3.0

Juan Cole

This essay was first published in January 2017. It seems even more prescient 8 and a half years later. At that time I could not […]

Bare Life: Israel is engineering Starvation to Redefine the Meaning of Life for Palestinians

Bare Life: Israel is engineering Starvation to Redefine the Meaning of Life for Palestinians

08/16/2025 By Middle East Monitor

After 4 years of Repressive Taliban Rule, Afghans are Suffering in Silence. Is the World still Watching?

After 4 years of Repressive Taliban Rule, Afghans are Suffering in Silence. Is the World still Watching?

08/16/2025 By The Conversation

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A Pastor Comes to Terms with the Church’s Idols of Trump, Money and Power

A Pastor Comes to Terms with the Church’s Idols of Trump, Money and Power

By Rev. Angela Denker | – Book excerpt: A pastor comes to terms with the Church’s idols of Trump, money and power Red State Christians: […]

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Bahrain
Are China’s increasing Economic ties with the Gulf states reducing the West’s Sway in the Middle East?

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 […]

The Conversation

Afghanistan
Taliban's University Ban Signals Return To Past Repression Of Women

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 […]

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Christianity
The Great Muslim Sufi Mystic Farid al-Din Attar on Jesus’ Innocence, Love, Forgiveness

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, […]

Juan Cole

Authoritarianism
Families Of Slain Iranian Protesters Mark End Of Mourning Period With Defiance

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 […]

Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty

Israel/ Palestine
Netanyahu's Empty Offer of "Self-Rule" without Land for Palestinians is just another form of Apartheid

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 […]

Middle East Monitor

Biodiversity
COP15 reaches historic Agreement to protect Biodiversity

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 […]

China Dialogue

Far Right
New Israeli Gov't  to un-ban Violent Racists from Parliament, and allow Discrimination against Women, Gays

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 […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
As NYT's Friedman Laments end of Israel-Palestine Two-State Solution, the Bantustan Alternative Looms

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 […]

Jeffrey Rudolph

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