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The Mortal Sins of Patriarchy
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The Mortal Sins of Patriarchy

H. Patricia Hynes

Greenfield, Mass. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – How much are women and girls–half of humanity–valued?  When men violate us for sex in prostitution.  When […]

The 6 Superpowers that Faith Communities bring to nonviolent Struggle

The 6 Superpowers that Faith Communities bring to nonviolent Struggle

10/05/2025 By Waging Nonviolence

Hamas and Israel are on the Verge of a Ceasefire; Denial of Palestinian Agency Could Derail it

Hamas and Israel are on the Verge of a Ceasefire; Denial of Palestinian Agency Could Derail it

10/05/2025 By The Conversation

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Egypt
From the Tigris and Euphrates to the Nile: The Middle East’s unresolved Water Disputes

From the Tigris and Euphrates to the Nile: The Middle East’s unresolved Water Disputes

Written byRaseef22 This post by Mohamed Yousry, was first published in Arabic by Raseef 22* on February 15, 2025. This edited version was translated into […]

Global Voices

Iran
Why Is Saudi Arabia Seeking To Mediate A Deal Between U.S. And Iran?

Why Is Saudi Arabia Seeking To Mediate A Deal Between U.S. And Iran?

By By Kian Sharifi ( RFE/RL ) – After facilitating the first high-level talks between U.S. and Russian officials since the Ukraine war began, Saudi […]

Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty

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Palestinian Life Expectancy in Gaza cut from 75.5 to 40.6 Years by Israeli Total War: The Lancet

Palestinian Life Expectancy in Gaza cut from 75.5 to 40.6 Years by Israeli Total War: The Lancet

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – An article just published in The Lancet by Prof Michel Guillot et al. found that the campaign against Gaza civilians […]

Juan Cole

Democracy
What the US can learn from South Koreans who stopped an Authoritarian Power-Grab

What the US can learn from South Koreans who stopped an Authoritarian Power-Grab

Jungmin Choi  As Elon Musk and his DOGE team set about dismantling government agencies, many Americans expected a strong response from Congressional Democrats. Instead, party […]

Waging Nonviolence

Climate Crisis
Trump Order Shifts the Financial Burden of Climate Change Onto Individuals

Trump Order Shifts the Financial Burden of Climate Change Onto Individuals

By by Abrahm Lustgarten | – ( ProPublica ) – One of President Donald Trump’s most damaging strikes at the foundation of U.S. climate policy […]

ProPublica

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Interview with Miko Peled, Director of Palestine House of Freedom

Interview with Miko Peled, Director of Palestine House of Freedom

Interview by Fariba Amini with Miko Peled, Israeli peace activist and Director of Palestine House of Freedom. Photographs by Fariba Amini © 2025. F.A. You […]

Fariba Amini

Syria
Syria: Doubts Increase over new Regime’s Commitment to Women’s Right and Inclusivity

Syria: Doubts Increase over new Regime’s Commitment to Women’s Right and Inclusivity

By Katya Alkhateeb, University of Essex and Faten Ghosn, University of Essex (The Conversation) – The capture of Damascus by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and […]

The Conversation

Immigration
The War on Terror Turns on Us:  Gitmo and the end of the Rule of Law

The War on Terror Turns on Us: Gitmo and the end of the Rule of Law

( Tomdispatch.com ) – President Donald Trump has made no secret of his disdain for immigrants, particularly the non-white variety from south of our border. […]

Andrea Mazzarino

Climate Crisis
Shamash!  “The Monster and the Grandma”

Shamash! “The Monster and the Grandma”

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Juan Cole

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“They say the Lion and the Lizard keep the Courts:” Edward FitzGerald’s the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:17

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Israel’s Abduction of the Gaza Aid Flotilla is a clear Violation of International Law

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