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The Silence of the Scholars:  How leading Academics gave Cover to Genocide in Gaza
Academic Freedom

The Silence of the Scholars: How leading Academics gave Cover to Genocide in Gaza

Shamai Leibowitz

Silver Spring, Md. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – The true measure of a scholar is not the number of books they publish or the […]

“But still the Vine her ancient Ruby Yields:” Fitzgerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:5

“But still the Vine her ancient Ruby Yields:” Fitzgerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:5

08/22/2025 By Juan Cole

‘All Eyes On Gaza City’ as Israel Ramps Up Campaign of Conquest and Ethnic Cleansing

‘All Eyes On Gaza City’ as Israel Ramps Up Campaign of Conquest and Ethnic Cleansing

08/22/2025 By Common Dreams

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History
The First Inscriptional Evidence for the Wife of the Prophet Muhammad, Aisha

The First Inscriptional Evidence for the Wife of the Prophet Muhammad, Aisha

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Saudi archeologist Muhammad al-Maghthawi has published a photograph of an inscription in the vicinity of Medina that seems to […]

Juan Cole

Ukraine
Ukraine gave up its Nukes for a US Security Pledge; Then Trump Muscled Zelensky by Cutting Mil. Aide

Ukraine gave up its Nukes for a US Security Pledge; Then Trump Muscled Zelensky by Cutting Mil. Aide

(Informed Comment) – In the coverage of the current scandal, no one seems to be writing about the national security debt the US (and others) […]

William H. Espinosa

Islam
The Qur’an, the Prophet, and a Forgotten History – Juan Cole in conversation with Hamza Yusuf

The Qur’an, the Prophet, and a Forgotten History – Juan Cole in conversation with Hamza Yusuf

From the podcast of the journal Renovatio: Journal of Zaytuna College. Juan Cole’s Muhammad: Prophet of Peace Amid the Clash of Empires (2018) retells the […]

Juan Cole

Climate Change
World's Largest offshore Windfarm to power 1 mn British Homes & other Good Climate News

World’s Largest offshore Windfarm to power 1 mn British Homes & other Good Climate News

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Hanna Ziady at CNN Business reports that just next year, in 2020, the world’s largest offshore wind farm will open […]

Juan Cole

Constitution
Trump’s Ukraine Plotting Has Been Happening in Plain Sight. So Why Didn’t We See It?

Trump’s Ukraine Plotting Has Been Happening in Plain Sight. So Why Didn’t We See It?

It’s not just that there’s a lot to pay attention to.

ProPublica

Constitution
Founders: Removal from office is not the only purpose of impeachment

Founders: Removal from office is not the only purpose of impeachment

By Clark D. Cunningham | – As Congress moves toward a possible formal impeachment of President Donald Trump, they should consider words spoken at the […]

The Conversation

censorship
With outbreak of New Demonstrations, Egyptian Authorities warn Foreign Journalists not to do their Jobs

With outbreak of New Demonstrations, Egyptian Authorities warn Foreign Journalists not to do their Jobs

(Al-Bab.com) – The Egyptian authorities have issued a notice to accredited foreign journalists based in Cairo. Basically it seeks to restrict their reporting of demonstrations […]

Brian Whitaker

Climate Crisis
As humans burn fossil fuels, global sea level is rising 2x the rate of the 20th century

As humans burn fossil fuels, global sea level is rising 2x the rate of the 20th century

By Cassandra Brooks | – The U.N.‘s climate panel report released Sept. 25 makes crystal clear that the planet’s oceans, snow and ice are in […]

The Conversation

Egypt
Egypt's Sisi Regime again Engages in Mass Arrests of Protesters as West looks the other Way

Egypt’s Sisi Regime again Engages in Mass Arrests of Protesters as West looks the other Way

(Informed Comment) – The sheer brutality of Egypt’s Abdel Fatah al-Sisi’s military regime once again came to light, following another crackdown and mass arrests on […]

Jonathan Fenton-Harvey

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