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Riyadh-Islamabad “Islamic NATO” to Check Israel in Shadow of US Decline
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Riyadh-Islamabad “Islamic NATO” to Check Israel in Shadow of US Decline

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – In a dramatic signal that the Arab Gulf nations have completely lost faith in the American security umbrella, on Wednesday […]

Palestinian Statehood is winning major new Supporters at UN – but symbolic Action won’t make it happen

Palestinian Statehood is winning major new Supporters at UN – but symbolic Action won’t make it happen

09/20/2025 By The Conversation

Protesting UC Berkeley handing Names of Faculty and Students  to Dept. of Education

Protesting UC Berkeley handing Names of Faculty and Students to Dept. of Education

09/20/2025 By Committee on Academic Freedom

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Climate Emergency: This Southwestern US City has had to Create an Office of Heat Response and Mitigation

Climate Emergency: This Southwestern US City has had to Create an Office of Heat Response and Mitigation

By Shane Purcell | – ( Cronkite News) – PHOENIX – David Hondula recently got a job he never dreamed of – maybe because it […]

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Islam
Muslim Generosity and the Obligation of Zakat

Muslim Generosity and the Obligation of Zakat

By Iqbal Akhtar | – Muslims see wealth as a gift and a divine dispensation. The Quran urges individuals to share their wealth and income […]

The Conversation

Afghanistan
How the US lost in Afghanistan (Juan Cole Interview with Michigan Online Teach-out)

How the US lost in Afghanistan (Juan Cole Interview with Michigan Online Teach-out)

Interview by the University of Michigan Online‘s Jenni Patterson | – “Following the removal of American troops from Afghanistan, there has been a surge of […]

Juan Cole

Corruption
All Trump's Cover-Ups:  From Syria Airstrike on Civilians to US COVID Genocide

All Trump’s Cover-Ups: From Syria Airstrike on Civilians to US COVID Genocide

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The US Founding Fathers had a cynical side. They did not think people in government could be trusted to do […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Biden's gestures at more Even-Handed Israel-Palestine Policy Derailed by far-right PM Naftali Bennett

Biden’s gestures at more Even-Handed Israel-Palestine Policy Derailed by far-right PM Naftali Bennett

By Kamel Hawwash | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – Any hopes that the removal of Benjamin Netanyahu from power would bring us closer […]

Middle East Monitor

Climate Crisis
Extreme Heat causes Heart Attacks, Miscarriages, Malnutrition, requiring Urgent steps to Curb CO2

Extreme Heat causes Heart Attacks, Miscarriages, Malnutrition, requiring Urgent steps to Curb CO2

By Abdu Mohiddin, Christopher Jack, Evans Kituyi, Kristie Ebi, Matthew Chersich, and Stanley Luchters | – The African continent is heating up more, and faster, […]

The Conversation

Climate Crisis
As Climate Emergency Worsens, Freak Lightning Storm sends Snow, Scorpion Plague on Egypt's Aswan

As Climate Emergency Worsens, Freak Lightning Storm sends Snow, Scorpion Plague on Egypt’s Aswan

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – How freakish and biblical our climate emergency could become was illustrated this week in the Upper Egyptian city of Aswan, […]

Juan Cole

Climate Crisis
To Tackle Climate Change, Hold Fossil Fuel Conglomerates Accountable

To Tackle Climate Change, Hold Fossil Fuel Conglomerates Accountable

By Samantha Garcia | – ( Inequality.org) – Since the Industrial Revolution, the United States has single-handedly accounted for a quarter of all CO2 emissions […]

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Inequality
Wealthy Americans Get Paid Leave. Shouldn’t the Rest?

Wealthy Americans Get Paid Leave. Shouldn’t the Rest?

By Sarah Anderson | – ( Otherwords.org) – The fight to guarantee paid sick time and family leave faces an uphill battle, but advocates aren’t […]

OtherWords

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