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Israel continues to Starve, Target Gaza Civilians in ongoing Genocide
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Israel continues to Starve, Target Gaza Civilians in ongoing Genocide

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The fascist government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continues to wage war on Gaza civilians, in the longest and most […]

Extreme Weather alone doesn’t Change Views on Climate Change, People need to Link Them

Extreme Weather alone doesn’t Change Views on Climate Change, People need to Link Them

07/06/2025 By The Conversation

On the Electoral Tactics of the American Historical Association

On the Electoral Tactics of the American Historical Association

07/06/2025 By Joan W. Scott

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Tunisia
Will Tunisia's Populist "Robocop" new President bring "Freedom and Dignity" or  . . .?

Will Tunisia’s Populist “Robocop” new President bring “Freedom and Dignity” or . . .?

By Mohamed Kerrou | – Kaïs Saïed has won Tunisia’s presidential election. This triumph came at the expense of the two forces that have dominated […]

The Conversation

Lebanon
Will Massive Lebanese Demos end the Country's Era of Corruption?

Will Massive Lebanese Demos end the Country’s Era of Corruption?

By Amira Abo el-Fetouh | – We may be too optimistic to hope that the massive demonstrations that have spread in all the cities of […]

Middle East Monitor

Donald Trump
No, Trump isn't Bringing Troops home: Not those in Syria, or any of the 60,000 in the Mideast

No, Trump isn’t Bringing Troops home: Not those in Syria, or any of the 60,000 in the Mideast

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Although Trump keeps talking about bringing the troops home from the Middle East, that isn’t what he is doing. There […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
An Arab Autumn:The Hidden Political Poison That Iraq And Lebanon Are Really Protesting About

An Arab Autumn:The Hidden Political Poison That Iraq And Lebanon Are Really Protesting About

By Mustafa Habib | Baghdad | (Niqash.org) | – This month Iraq and Lebanon have anti-government protests in common. Partially that’s due to the ineffective […]

Niqash

Culture
The Rats of Oran: The Far Right's War on Culture

The Rats of Oran: The Far Right’s War on Culture

By John Feffer | – ( Tomdispatch.com) – The far right is on a roll. Just a few years ago, liberals and conservatives would have […]

John Feffer

Islam
Archeology and Early Islam: A Yemeni Inscription to “Wadd,” the love god Denounced in the Qur’an

Archeology and Early Islam: A Yemeni Inscription to “Wadd,” the love god Denounced in the Qur’an

In the Qur’an, the chapter of Noah (71) contains a denunciation of the worship of a set of gods, most of which are not attested […]

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
Trump hands Oil & Gas to Syria & Russia as he claims "We’ve taken control of the oil in the Middle East"

Trump hands Oil & Gas to Syria & Russia as he claims “We’ve taken control of the oil in the Middle East”

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Trump claimed that “we’ve taken control of the oil in the Middle East” as a result of his greenlight to […]

Juan Cole

Fossil Fuels
Fueling Global Heating: Our Tax System Rewards the Biggest Carbon Criminals

Fueling Global Heating: Our Tax System Rewards the Biggest Carbon Criminals

By Charlie Simmons | – ( Otherwords.org) – Last year, the biggest fossil fuel companies paid zero dollars in taxes — and actually received billions […]

OtherWords

Democracy
Tunisia Had Successful Democratic Elections, but can the New President face down the Political Elites

Tunisia Had Successful Democratic Elections, but can the New President face down the Political Elites

By Omar Safi | – The election of Kais Saied, a 61-year-old former law professor and political outsider, to the Tunisian presidency was not surprising: […]

The Conversation

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