Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The first recorded world-historical pandemic took place in the Roman Empire and Sasanian Iran, as well as neighboring areas such […]
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What does the Holy Book of Islam say about the Birth of Jesus?
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | Revised. The Qur’an, the scripture Muslims believe was received by the the Prophet Muhammad (d. 632) by divine […]
An un-merry Christmas for Palestinians, as Militant Israeli Squatters attack Monastery, Church
This year, there will be no Christmas celebrations in Palestine because of restrictions necessary to stop the spread of COVID-19. Worse, this unusually gloomy season […]
Inside Trump and Barr’s Last-Minute Killing Spree
By Isaac Arnsdorf | – (ProPublica ) – In its hurry to use its final days in power to execute federal prisoners, the administration of […]
From biblical times to Trump, false messiahs have doomed societies
By Kimberly Stratton | – The prophet Jeremiah records in excruciating detail the catastrophic events leading to the destruction of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar in 587 […]
Trump Pardons Blackwater 4 for Nisour Square Massacre in Iraq, because Whites must never Suffer for Killing Innocent Brown People
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – On Tuesday, Trump the Mad pardoned 4 Blackwater mercenaries who killed 14 Iraqi civilians, including a nine-year-old boy, with indiscriminate […]
“Master Swindler” Netanyahu isn’t the Cause of Israel’s Instability or Ruinous Colonization of Palestine, but the Symptom
( Middle East Monitor ) – It is convenient to surmise that Israel’s current political crisis is consistent with the country’s unfailing trajectory of short-lived […]
Young Muslim women are leading environmental movements grounded in their beliefs
Memona Hossain | – Weeks prior to the lockdowns and closures that came with the COVID-19 pandemic, UN Secretary General António Guterres said 2020 would […]
‘Wealth Accumulates and Men Decay:’ Can America learn the Lessons of Iraq and Vietnam
( Tomdispatch.com ) – In choosing a title for his final, posthumously published book, the prominent public intellectual Tony Judt turned to a poem by […]
Trump sent Feds to Portland, but will coddle White Supremacist militias who invaded Oregon State House
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Far right brown shirts, some armed with firearms or bear mace, invaded the Oregon state house in Salem on Monday. […]
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