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The Silence of the Scholars:  How leading Academics gave Cover to Genocide in Gaza
Academic Freedom

The Silence of the Scholars: How leading Academics gave Cover to Genocide in Gaza

Shamai Leibowitz

Silver Spring, Md. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – The true measure of a scholar is not the number of books they publish or the […]

“But still the Vine her ancient Ruby Yields:” Fitzgerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:5

“But still the Vine her ancient Ruby Yields:” Fitzgerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:5

08/22/2025 By Juan Cole

‘All Eyes On Gaza City’ as Israel Ramps Up Campaign of Conquest and Ethnic Cleansing

‘All Eyes On Gaza City’ as Israel Ramps Up Campaign of Conquest and Ethnic Cleansing

08/22/2025 By Common Dreams

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For First Time, Wind generated more Electricity in Turkey than any other Source

For First Time, Wind generated more Electricity in Turkey than any other Source

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Daily Sabah reports that on Sunday November 28, Turkey got 22.6% of its electricity from wind power, a first […]

Juan Cole

Afghanistan
Under Harsh Taliban Rule and Boycotted by International Donors, Afghanistan is becoming Hell on Earth

Under Harsh Taliban Rule and Boycotted by International Donors, Afghanistan is becoming Hell on Earth

By Liam Felloni | – Bristol, UK (Special to Informed Comment) – Ninety days into the Taliban takeover, the situation in the country is worsening […]

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Feminism
In Turkey women faced rubber bullets, tear gas from police as they marched to end gender-based violence

In Turkey women faced rubber bullets, tear gas from police as they marched to end gender-based violence

By Arzu Geybullayeva | – ( Globalvoices.org) – Hundreds of women took the streets in Istanbul to mark the International Day for the Elimination of […]

Global Voices

Banking
Turkey’s currency crisis is a textbook example of what not to do with interest rates

Turkey’s currency crisis is a textbook example of what not to do with interest rates

By Gulcin Ozkan | – Central banks around the globe are currently staring at inflation rates unseen in more than 20 years. Supply chain problems […]

The Conversation

Denialism
Fauci on Ted Cruz asking for his Ouster:  "What happened on Jan. 6th, Senator?" "I'll be saving lives and they'll be lying."

Fauci on Ted Cruz asking for his Ouster: “What happened on Jan. 6th, Senator?” “I’ll be saving lives and they’ll be lying.”

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – CBS’s Margaret Brennan interviewed Dr. Anthony Fauci on Sunday for Face the Nation and got some fireworks. Brennan asked Fauci […]

Juan Cole

Bill of Rights
Evangelical Politicians, using Israel as a Pretext, are Gutting the Constitution by Banning Boycotts

Evangelical Politicians, using Israel as a Pretext, are Gutting the Constitution by Banning Boycotts

Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment) – Israel has concluded a very unholy alliance with the American Evangelical Community, as support among progressive U.S. Jews […]

H. Scott Prosterman

African-Americans
How Government Policy created the New Urban Black-White Segregation and Failing Inner Cities

How Government Policy created the New Urban Black-White Segregation and Failing Inner Cities

Greenfield, Mass. (Special to Informed Comment) – For many years, I worked in Boston public housing with teams of residents, community organizations, public housing staff […]

H. Patricia Hynes

Displaced and Refugees
Channel deaths of Middle Easterners: the UK has clear legal responsibilities towards people crossing in small boats

Channel deaths of Middle Easterners: the UK has clear legal responsibilities towards people crossing in small boats

By Mariagiulia Giuffré | – At least 27 people have drowned in the English Channel attempting to cross in a small boat. There were three […]

The Conversation

Authoritarianism
As Climate Emergency Shakes Iran, Government Attacks, arrests Water Protesters at Isfahan, wounding 3

As Climate Emergency Shakes Iran, Government Attacks, arrests Water Protesters at Isfahan, wounding 3

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – After two weeks of protests by thousands of farmers in the dry riverbed of the historic Zayandeh Rud river in […]

Juan Cole

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