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Children of War
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Children of War

Fariba Amini

On January 29, 2024, volunteers from the Palestinian Red Crescent received an emergency call. A 6-year-old girl was trapped in a car, pleading

“Where are we supposed to Go?”  Israel’s Ethnic Cleansing of 500K Lebanese Shi`is

“Where are we supposed to Go?” Israel’s Ethnic Cleansing of 500K Lebanese Shi`is

03/16/2026 By Middle East Monitor

Passover: Freedom from Pride

Passover: Freedom from Pride

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Trump set off a Bomb in the Cockpit of the World Economy; Does Global Recession Loom?

Trump set off a Bomb in the Cockpit of the World Economy; Does Global Recession Loom?

Today’s increase was different, since the price skyrocketed fully 30% in one day, something that hasn’t happened for decades

Juan Cole

Arms Sales
A Clique of Unhinged Techno-Optimists Is Putting Humanity at Risk

A Clique of Unhinged Techno-Optimists Is Putting Humanity at Risk

Karp loves verbal combat as much as he likes running a firm that makes high-tech weaponry

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Donald Trump
The War on Iran — and Washington’s Missing Exit Strategy

The War on Iran — and Washington’s Missing Exit Strategy

The United States has once again launched a war in the Middle East based on false claims about weapons of mass destruction

Medea Benjamin and Nicholas J.S. Davies

Donald Trump
The wrong question about the war in Iran

The wrong question about the war in Iran

the more important issue is what benefit Israel, the war’s proponent and initiator, stands to gain

Yakov M. Rabkin

Feminism
On Int’l Women’s Day, the US needs an Equal Rights Amendment

On Int’l Women’s Day, the US needs an Equal Rights Amendment

A strong majority of Americans support reproductive rights and equal pay, and the ERA would establish in law 21st century equality

H. Patricia Hynes

Donald Trump
Iran as a new Forever War

Iran as a new Forever War

The day the world crossed a line it may not easily step back from, when the U.S. and Israel engaged in a war with Iran with no clear end in sight

Ibrahim Al-Marashi

Donald Trump
Trump, at War with a Shiite Country, knows nothing of Martyrdom or Apocalyptic Hope

Trump, at War with a Shiite Country, knows nothing of Martyrdom or Apocalyptic Hope

To the packed crowd, he described Khamenei as a martyr, a spiritual guide, and the physician for pain.

Juan Cole

Iran
Warriors and Soldiers and the War in Iran

Warriors and Soldiers and the War in Iran

Hegseth has defended convicted war criminals, arguing that US troops are not bound by international laws or norms limiting the violence of war

Arnold Oliver

Climate Crisis
As the Gulf Conflict widens, so does its Environmental Footprint

As the Gulf Conflict widens, so does its Environmental Footprint

Experience from past conflicts shows that pollution, contamination and ecological stress can persist long after the missiles stop flying

Dialogue Earth

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