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Türkiye Bans Israeli Ships, Goods at its Ports, Halts Cargo Overflights, Declares Gaza a Genocide
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Türkiye Bans Israeli Ships, Goods at its Ports, Halts Cargo Overflights, Declares Gaza a Genocide

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan announced Friday that his country would completely cut economic relations with Israel, blocking Israeli ships from […]

Monsoon flooding has killed hundreds in Pakistan – climate change is pushing the rainy season from blessing to looming catastrophe

Monsoon flooding has killed hundreds in Pakistan – climate change is pushing the rainy season from blessing to looming catastrophe

08/31/2025 By The Conversation

Host, Bully, Hypocrite: The US’s Shameful Gatekeeping of the United Nations

Host, Bully, Hypocrite: The US’s Shameful Gatekeeping of the United Nations

08/31/2025 By Middle East Monitor

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Covid-19 Won't be the last Pandemic that Jumps to Humans from Animals, Unless we Take Action

Covid-19 Won’t be the last Pandemic that Jumps to Humans from Animals, Unless we Take Action

President Trump’s misinformation campaign regarding Covid–19 serves only to highlight his gross incompetence and callous disregard for human life. It also has the unfortunate consequence […]

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A Nation of Trolls:  Is it Even Worthwhile to Discuss with Trumpies Anymore?

A Nation of Trolls: Is it Even Worthwhile to Discuss with Trumpies Anymore?

“It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so.” Mark Twain Should we […]

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In our Era of Plague and Depression, Ecstasy:  Juan Cole on the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam for NIAC (Video):

In our Era of Plague and Depression, Ecstasy: Juan Cole on the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam for NIAC (Video):

Juan Cole is interviewed. “We are living in an era of plague, economic depression, and civil unrest. We worry about our loved ones every day […]

Juan Cole

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Amid Pandemic Spike, Israel cuts Electricity to Palestinian Hamlets in Apparent Pressure to accept Annexation

Amid Pandemic Spike, Israel cuts Electricity to Palestinian Hamlets in Apparent Pressure to accept Annexation

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Palestinians are saying that Israel, the Occupation Authority, cut off their electricity last week. Akram al-Waraa at Middle East Eye […]

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
Iran? N. Korea?  If Trump needs a war to win in November, which enemy will he choose to wag the dog?

Iran? N. Korea? If Trump needs a war to win in November, which enemy will he choose to wag the dog?

By Paul Rogers | – ( OpenDemocracy.net) – With the US presidential election less than four months away, Donald Trump trails Joe Biden in the […]

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The Other Black Lives Matter Protests are in Africa: Sudanese wanted Democracy, not a Long Military-Civilian Transition

The Other Black Lives Matter Protests are in Africa: Sudanese wanted Democracy, not a Long Military-Civilian Transition

By David E Kiwuwa | – In the last few days, tens of thousands of people have, once again, taken to the streets of Sudan’s […]

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Donald Trump
Trump, Convicted of University Fraud, wants to Defund the Universities to Stop People Thinking

Trump, Convicted of University Fraud, wants to Defund the Universities to Stop People Thinking

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Trump notoriously set up a phony “university” to bilk prospective students of millions of dollars. He lost a civil suit […]

Juan Cole

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Syrian Refugee Children Are Still Being Robbed of an Education

Syrian Refugee Children Are Still Being Robbed of an Education

By Breanna Small and Bill Van Esveld | ( Human Rights Watch ) – June 30 was possibly the most important day of 2020 for […]

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Europe
Europe’s Tunisian Heritage:  Common German, English Words Suggest Carthage was Present in the North

Europe’s Tunisian Heritage: Common German, English Words Suggest Carthage was Present in the North

By Robert Mailhammer | – Remember when Australians paid in shillings and pence? New research suggests the words for these coins and other culturally important […]

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