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In move that could Bring in NATO, Spain joins Italy in Sending Rescue Ship for Sumud Gaza Aid Flotilla
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In move that could Bring in NATO, Spain joins Italy in Sending Rescue Ship for Sumud Gaza Aid Flotilla

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – On Wednesday, the socialist government of Pedro Sánchez in Spain announced that it would dispatch a rescue ship to be […]

Is Benjamin Netanyahu on a Mission to Realize a Greater Israel?

Is Benjamin Netanyahu on a Mission to Realize a Greater Israel?

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Iran: In Widening of Social Base of Protests, Oil Workers go on Strike in Support of Youth Demonstrators

Iran: In Widening of Social Base of Protests, Oil Workers go on Strike in Support of Youth Demonstrators

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The student protests continued in Iran on Monday, as youth rallied at the University of Shiraz and at several campuses […]

Juan Cole

Authoritarianism
Iran: the hijab protests are now Massive, but a Revolution will need the Military to change Sides

Iran: the hijab protests are now Massive, but a Revolution will need the Military to change Sides

By Arshin Adib-Moghaddam, SOAS, University of London | – More than three weeks after the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Ahmini for disobeying Iran’s strict laws, […]

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Israel/ Palestine
The Case for Palestinian Nationality

The Case for Palestinian Nationality

By Nadim Bawalsa | – Exiled Palestinians’ right to Palestinian nationality is protected under international law, irrespective of racist Israeli apartheid policies. How can Palestinians […]

Al-Shabaka

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The climate Movement was built for a World before Climate Change — it’s Time for a new Approach

The climate Movement was built for a World before Climate Change — it’s Time for a new Approach

By Cam Fenton | – ( Waging Nonviolence) – We are past the point where “stopping” climate change is really possible. With global temperature rise […]

Waging Nonviolence

Authoritarianism
Iran: Women Students Brand Regime Paramilitary "ISIL" as Protests Continue, with at least 185 Dead

Iran: Women Students Brand Regime Paramilitary “ISIL” as Protests Continue, with at least 185 Dead

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Dubai’s Al-Arabiya reports that on Sunday evening angry nighttime demonstrations broke out in numerous Iranian cities, as the wave of […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Russia's Annexation of Part of Ukraine Drew Western Sanctions, but UK's Liz Truss is rewarding Israel's Annexation by moving British Embassy to Jerusalem

Russia’s Annexation of Part of Ukraine Drew Western Sanctions, but UK’s Liz Truss is rewarding Israel’s Annexation by moving British Embassy to Jerusalem

Belfast (Special to Informed Comment) – Russia’s invasion and annexation of four regions of Ukraine exposed western double standards elsewhere in the world once again. […]

Mohammed Samaana

Authoritarianism
Laws on Veiling in Iran over the Decades: the continuing Battle for Reform

Laws on Veiling in Iran over the Decades: the continuing Battle for Reform

By Sahar Maranlou, University of Essex | – Protests have quickly spread across Iran calling for a change in the law after the death of […]

The Conversation

Displaced and Refugees
Welcoming Russians Who Refuse to Fight

Welcoming Russians Who Refuse to Fight

By David Cortright |- ( Foreign Policy in Focus ) – The sudden mass exodus last week of Russian men fleeing military service is a […]

Foreign Policy in Focus

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Iran’s Hijab Revolt: What does the Qur’an Really say about Women in Public?

Iran’s Hijab Revolt: What does the Qur’an Really say about Women in Public?

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The ayatollahs who rule Iran claim to do so in the name of Islam. Their interpretation of Islam, however, is […]

Juan Cole

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