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Saudi Arabia in Modern History
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Saudi Arabia in Modern History

Marc Martorell Junyent

Book Review – David Commins, “Saudi Arabia: A Modern History” (Yale University Press: New Haven and London, 2025). Munich (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – […]

Greek Protesters block military Cargo bound for Israel

Greek Protesters block military Cargo bound for Israel

08/14/2025 By Global Voices

Israel must allow independent Investigations of Palestinian Journalist Killings – and let international Media into Gaza

Israel must allow independent Investigations of Palestinian Journalist Killings – and let international Media into Gaza

08/14/2025 By The Conversation

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Trump’s “1984”-Like Vision for a New World Order

Trump’s “1984”-Like Vision for a New World Order

( Tomdispatch.com ) – Most of us can remember at least a few troubling scenes from George Orwell’s dystopian novel 1984: the mandatory love demanded […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Across War Zones, targeting Healthcare has become a Strategy, not an Accident

Across War Zones, targeting Healthcare has become a Strategy, not an Accident

Written byWalid El Houri ( Global Voices ) – The bodies of 15 Palestinian rescue workers were recently discovered in Gaza, showing signs of execution-style […]

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The Deep History of the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam

The Deep History of the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Letters and Politics on KPFA with Mitch Jeserich: KPFA Special – The History Behind The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyam – […]

Juan Cole

Market Crash
NYC Comptroller Pursues Lawsuit Against Tesla and Musk for Stock Plunge

NYC Comptroller Pursues Lawsuit Against Tesla and Musk for Stock Plunge

By Natalia Renta | – ( Inequality.org ) – In the wake of recent Tesla Takedown protests at hundreds of dealerships across the country, financial […]

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Climate Crisis
South African Court said no to new Coal-fired Power: what’s behind the Ruling

South African Court said no to new Coal-fired Power: what’s behind the Ruling

By Melanie Murcott, University of Cape Town (The Conversation) – Three South African environmental and climate justice organisations took the South African government to court […]

The Conversation

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A Great Muslim Scholar of Jewish Heritage Passes: Abdallah Schleifer (1935 – 2025)

A Great Muslim Scholar of Jewish Heritage Passes: Abdallah Schleifer (1935 – 2025)

Middlebury, Vt. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Abdullah Schleifer, prominent Arab journalist and Professor Emeritus at the American University in Cairo, died last week […]

Shalom Goldman

Israel/ Palestine
What is the Israel Lobby – and Why is it so Anxious?

What is the Israel Lobby – and Why is it so Anxious?

By Ned Curthoys, The University of Western Australia (The Conversation) – Last May, on a trip to the United States, world-renowned Israeli–Jewish historian Ilan Pappe […]

The Conversation

Bill of Rights
Condemnation of Trump targeting noncitizen Students, Researchers for Constitutionally protected Speech

Condemnation of Trump targeting noncitizen Students, Researchers for Constitutionally protected Speech

Middle East Studies Association   MESA Board Joint Statement with the TFCHR regarding deportations The MESA Board of Directors and the MESA Task Force on […]

Middle East Studies Association

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A Majority of Americans Views Israel Negatively in wake of Gaza Genocide

A Majority of Americans Views Israel Negatively in wake of Gaza Genocide

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Laura Silver at the Pew Research Center reports that 53% of Americans now have a negative view of Israel, a […]

Juan Cole

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