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“Real Estate Bonanza:” The Sordid U.S. Plan for the Post-Genocide Gaza
Donald Trump

“Real Estate Bonanza:” The Sordid U.S. Plan for the Post-Genocide Gaza

Dan Steinbock

When the bombing of Gaza will finally cease, the U.S. administration will push the post-genocide opportunity for property development. In this quest, Tony Blair is […]

“In this batter’d Caravanserai:” FitzGerald’s translation of the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:16

“In this batter’d Caravanserai:” FitzGerald’s translation of the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:16

09/22/2025 By Juan Cole

As Gaza bleeds, Israel plans its next move: Annexing the Palestinian West Bank

As Gaza bleeds, Israel plans its next move: Annexing the Palestinian West Bank

09/22/2025 By Middle East Monitor

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Authoritarianism
Trump and Kim Jong Un both Defy Coronavirus with Monumentally Stupid Monumental Gatherings

Trump and Kim Jong Un both Defy Coronavirus with Monumentally Stupid Monumental Gatherings

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – On Saturday, Kim Jong Un insists on having a huge parade in honor of the 75th anniversary of the ruling […]

Juan Cole

Far Right
Who are the white Nationalist Wolverine Watchmen, who Plotted Kidnapping of Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer?

Who are the white Nationalist Wolverine Watchmen, who Plotted Kidnapping of Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer?

By Amy Cooter | – Details are still emerging about the men arrested on federal and state charges related to an alleged plot to kidnap […]

The Conversation

Israel/ Palestine
Israel’s Systematic Repression of Palestinians Continues during Pandemic: UN

Israel’s Systematic Repression of Palestinians Continues during Pandemic: UN

Item 7, General Debate – UN Human Rights Council 45 Israeli authorities have continued to systematically repress and discriminate against Palestinians in the Occupied Palestinian […]

Human Rights Watch

Armenia
Where does Iran stand on Armenia's conflict with Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh?

Where does Iran stand on Armenia’s conflict with Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh?

By Marwan Kabalan | – ( Middle East Monitor) – While most attention is focused on the positions of Russia and Turkey in the ongoing […]

Middle East Monitor

Donald Trump
With Crushing sanctions on 18 Iranian Banks, is Trump trying to leave a War behind for Biden?

With Crushing sanctions on 18 Iranian Banks, is Trump trying to leave a War behind for Biden?

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – As the dying Trump administration, literally on a sickbed, contemplates losing power, its hawks are lashing out at Iran in […]

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
How dangerous are the White Nationalists in the US Military?

How dangerous are the White Nationalists in the US Military?

By Jennifer Spindel, Matt Motta and Robert Ralston | – White nationalist groups, who make up some of the most serious terror threats in the […]

The Conversation

Donald Trump
Amy Coney Barrett Has No Business Ruling on This Election

Amy Coney Barrett Has No Business Ruling on This Election

By Rev. Susan K. Smith ( Otherwords.org ) – Well before Amy Coney Barrett was nominated to the United States Supreme Court, every step in […]

OtherWords

Bashar al-Assad
Syria’s security services flourish while people starve; what sort of ‘president’ is Assad?

Syria’s security services flourish while people starve; what sort of ‘president’ is Assad?

Ghazi Dahman | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – It is no surprise that the Syria Justice and Accountability Centre has released documents revealing […]

Juan Cole

Christianity
Peace and pro-Christian themes in Muhammad and the Qur'an

Peace and pro-Christian themes in Muhammad and the Qur’an

Juan Cole is interviewed below by Professor Adnan Husain, Queens University (co-editor of A Faithful Sea: The Religious Cultures of the Mediterranean, 1200-1700) on themes […]

Juan Cole

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