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America may have invaded Iraq for its Oil, but Solar Power is what Iraqis now Want
Climate Crisis

America may have invaded Iraq for its Oil, but Solar Power is what Iraqis now Want

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Iraqi farmers, tired of high electricity bills and frequent blackouts, are turning to solar panels, according to Khalid Al-Mousuly at […]

Despite Efforts to Shift the Blame, Israeli Policies Are Starving Children

Despite Efforts to Shift the Blame, Israeli Policies Are Starving Children

08/21/2025 By Human Rights Watch

We’ll all Feel the Abrupt Changes Striking Antarctica Sea Ice and Ocean Currents

We’ll all Feel the Abrupt Changes Striking Antarctica Sea Ice and Ocean Currents

08/21/2025 By The Conversation

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Massive new 1.5 Gigawatt Solar Farm in Upper Egypt is Visible from Space

Massive new 1.5 Gigawatt Solar Farm in Upper Egypt is Visible from Space

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Aidan Lewis at Reuters reports that Egypt has just opened the 1.5 gigawatt Benban solar plant near the Upper Egyptian […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
After the Horrible Past Year, will 2020 be a Game Changer in Palestine?

After the Horrible Past Year, will 2020 be a Game Changer in Palestine?

( Middle East Monitor) – This has been a defining year for Palestine and Israel. Despite the usual political stagnation of the Palestinian leadership, two […]

Ramzy Baroud

Afghanistan
'Art-ivist' Omaid Sharifi: “There is so much more the world should know about Afghanistan”

‘Art-ivist’ Omaid Sharifi: “There is so much more the world should know about Afghanistan”

By Lin Xin and Luzie Mayer | Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung: The Green Political Foundation | – Interview: Omaid Sharifi is a pioneer Afghan activist and one of […]

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Environment
Did Undersea Volcanoes Hasten Fall of Eastern Rome and Pave way for Rise of Islam?

Did Undersea Volcanoes Hasten Fall of Eastern Rome and Pave way for Rise of Islam?

By Julie Celestial ( The Watchers) – Researchers presented underwater volcanism as a new interpretation of why the sky mysteriously went dark for over a […]

The Watchers

Donald Trump
Is Trump playing Impeachment Politics by Slamming Putin for Offensive in Syria's Idlib?

Is Trump playing Impeachment Politics by Slamming Putin for Offensive in Syria’s Idlib?

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Kevin Liptak at CNN reports that Trump on Thursday tweeted on the Idlib campaign of the current Syrian government and […]

Juan Cole

Hindu Nationalism
Are the Hindu Supremacists trying to Israelify India?

Are the Hindu Supremacists trying to Israelify India?

Reducing Muslims to Statelessness or 2nd Class Citizenship

Middle East Monitor

Afghanistan
Has the Climate Crisis in Afghanistan Displaced more People than the War?

Has the Climate Crisis in Afghanistan Displaced more People than the War?

By Fariba Housaini | – ( TheThirdPole.net ) – It has been two years since severe drought forced twenty nine-year old Amena and her four […]

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Climate Crisis
Nine things you Love that are being Wrecked by the Climate Crisis

Nine things you Love that are being Wrecked by the Climate Crisis

By Rod Lamberts | – There are so many stories flying around about the horrors already being wrought by climate change, you’re probably struggling to […]

The Conversation

Algeria
2019: Americans Slept while Street Revolts Reshaped Iraq, Lebanon, Sudan and Algeria

2019: Americans Slept while Street Revolts Reshaped Iraq, Lebanon, Sudan and Algeria

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – In 2019, the Middle East was shaken by a new round of street revolts. As the year began, Abdelaziz Bouteflika […]

Juan Cole

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