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Removing Syria Sanctions is a Win for the People, Whatever Trump’s Motives
Donald Trump

Removing Syria Sanctions is a Win for the People, Whatever Trump’s Motives

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Syrians are rejoicing at the announcement on Tuesday by President Donald J. Trump that he will lift U.S. economic sanctions […]

Syria faces renewed Sectarian Violence as Government Fails to deliver Inclusivity

Syria faces renewed Sectarian Violence as Government Fails to deliver Inclusivity

05/14/2025 By The Conversation

Can we Even Remember it? How America was Disappeared before our Eyes

Can we Even Remember it? How America was Disappeared before our Eyes

05/14/2025 By Karen J. Greenberg

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In Sea Change, US Presbyterian Committee brands Israel's Occupation of Palestinians Apartheid, calls for end to Collective Punishment in Gaza

In Sea Change, US Presbyterian Committee brands Israel’s Occupation of Palestinians Apartheid, calls for end to Collective Punishment in Gaza

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Last week, the International Engagement Committee of the 1.2-million-strong Presbyterian Church passed a resolution entitled, “On Recognition That Israel’s Laws, […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
72% of Palestinians view 2-State Option as non-Viable given Israeli land-grabs, and 23% want a Joint State

72% of Palestinians view 2-State Option as non-Viable given Israeli land-grabs, and 23% want a Joint State

( Middle East Monitor ) – A recent poll by the Palestinian Centre for Policy and Survey Research showed that there is significant disillusion with […]

Ramona Wadi

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As Biden sends more Troops to Eastern Europe, how do US Commitments now Compare to those of the Cold War?

As Biden sends more Troops to Eastern Europe, how do US Commitments now Compare to those of the Cold War?

By Christoph Bluth, University of Bradford | – (The Conversation) – US president Joe Biden is beefing up the US military presence in eastern Europe […]

The Conversation

Feminism
How to get involved in the Mass Mobilizations erupting after Roe Overturned

How to get involved in the Mass Mobilizations erupting after Roe Overturned

Zane McNeill | – ( Waging Nonviolence ) – On Friday, the Supreme Court officially overturned Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 ruling which ensured […]

Waging Nonviolence

Donald Trump
How the Trump Supreme Court became King George III, Depriving us of Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness

How the Trump Supreme Court became King George III, Depriving us of Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Declaration of independence begins with the famous words, crafted by Thomas Jefferson: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, […]

Juan Cole

Feminism
Robert Reich: Bans on Abortion, Birth Control, and same-sex Marriage are at Stake

Robert Reich: Bans on Abortion, Birth Control, and same-sex Marriage are at Stake

By Robert Reich | – (Minnesota Reformer) – Overturning Roe v. Wade is extreme, but what’s just as alarming is the logic Justice Samuel Alito […]

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Iran: Rights Defenders Sentenced for Questioning Covid Policies:  Arbitrary Arrest and Unfair Prosecution

Iran: Rights Defenders Sentenced for Questioning Covid Policies: Arbitrary Arrest and Unfair Prosecution

Human Rights Watch – (Beirut) – Iranian authorities sentenced five prominent human rights defenders to prison on June 19, 2022, for attempting to file a […]

Human Rights Watch

Culture
Why MCU's Ms. Marvel matters so much to Muslim, South Asian Fans

Why MCU’s Ms. Marvel matters so much to Muslim, South Asian Fans

By Safiyya Hosein, Toronto Metropolitan University | – (The Conversation) – The Disney+ TV show featuring Ms. Marvel, also known as Kamala Khan — the […]

The Conversation

Archaeology
Does Megadrought of the 500s in Yemen help Explain the Rise of Islam?

Does Megadrought of the 500s in Yemen help Explain the Rise of Islam?

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – A new article in the journal Science gives evidence for a prolonged dry spell in the kingdom of Himyar (which […]

Juan Cole

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