After much struggle with censorship and pressure, he finally left Iran in 2010
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Inside the Trump Administration’s Man-Made Hunger Crisis
By Brett Murphy and Anna Maria Barry-Jester, photography by Brian Otieno for ProPublica. | – ( ProPublica) – On July 18, a mild, overcast night […]
Trump Administration Concedes U.S. Researchers may Talk with Francesca Albanese, Special Rapporteur on Palestine, Despite Sanctions
Middle East Studies Association of North America | – ( MESA Press Release ) – WASHINGTON—In response to a letter sent by the Knight First […]
Pakistan now gets 25% of its Electricity from Solar, Plans Solar Panel factory
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Pakistan’s solar power switch continues to grow by leaps and bounds. In 2023, solar was the fifth largest source of […]
Protesting the U of Arkansas for Removing Middle East Center Director over her Condemnation of the Bombing of Iran
Committee on Academic Freedom | Middle East Studies Association of North America | – Letter to the University of Arkansas regarding the removal of Professor […]
Who’s Responsible When a Military Order is Illegal? (Don’t Ask Donald Trump!)
By Nan Levinson ( Tomdispatch.com ) – Any story about resistance within the military must begin by recognizing that it’s not an easy thing to […]
Syrian-Australian Muslim halts Indian-Australian ISIL Attack on Jewish Australians
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The gruesome and terrifying attack on a Hanukkah gathering at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, left 15 people dead, including […]
Soaring West Bank Violence is Fueled by Official Israeli Surrender to Settlers
By Arie Perliger, UMass Lowell (The Conversation) – Owais Hammam was walking near his home in Khirbet Bani Harith in the West Bank on Dec. […]
Rebuking UC Berkeley over Suspension of Lecturer for Palestine Advocacy
Committee on Academic Freedom | Middle East Studies Association of North America | – Letter to the University of California, Berkeley, expressing concern about the […]
Benjamin Netanyahu’s Lethal Legacy: Revisionism, Neoconservatism, big Money and Corruption
Since early 2023, hundreds of thousands of Israelis have demonstrated against Prime Minister Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu and his cabinet, due to its proposed judicial reforms, […]










