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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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Juan Cole is on strike today because he began warning you about the Climate Emergency in the Bush Era and you completely blew him off.

Juan Cole is on strike today because he began warning you about the Climate Emergency in the Bush Era and you completely blew him off.

You only get a golden oldie today. Here’s what I was writing 11 years ago; apparently I may as well have printed it out and […]

Juan Cole

Climate Crisis
Youth climate movement puts ethics at the center of the global debate

Youth climate movement puts ethics at the center of the global debate

By Marion Hourdequin | – Even if you’ve never heard of Greta Thunberg, the 16-year-old Swedish environmentalist who crossed the Atlantic on a sailboat to […]

The Conversation

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Pakistani Students, Activists are marching to combat Climate Crisis: “Can’t be Ignored”

Pakistani Students, Activists are marching to combat Climate Crisis: “Can’t be Ignored”

By Atika Rehman | (The Third Pole) | – As students and climate activists get ready to march for the climate in Pakistan, Atika Rehman […]

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Donald Trump
Trump again Tries to Get Ilhan Omar Killed à la Heather Heyer with Lies about Dancing on 9/11

Trump again Tries to Get Ilhan Omar Killed à la Heather Heyer with Lies about Dancing on 9/11

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – One of the “very fine people” Trump praised at the Charlottesville riot by Nazis and Klansmen rammed his car into […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
In Israel's Aggressive Colonization of Palestinians, Turkey has a Say

In Israel’s Aggressive Colonization of Palestinians, Turkey has a Say

By Dr Adnan Abu Amer | @adnanabuamer1 | – Recent weeks have witnessed a series of developments in Palestine that have produced mixed reactions in […]

Middle East Monitor

Elections
What Israel's Inconclusive Elections and Gridlock Means for Palestinians and the Mideast

What Israel’s Inconclusive Elections and Gridlock Means for Palestinians and the Mideast

By Martin Beck | – With no clear winner in September’s Israeli elections, both the incumbent prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and his only serious contender, […]

The Conversation

Afghanistan
Why did Trump's Negotiations with the Taliban Fail?

Why did Trump’s Negotiations with the Taliban Fail?

By Hizbullah Khan | – (Informed Comment) – US President Donald Trump has decided to cancel a secret meeting at Camp David with the Taliban […]

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Elections
Palestinian-Israeli Joint List Gains Seats, as Netanyahu’s Demonization Backfires

Palestinian-Israeli Joint List Gains Seats, as Netanyahu’s Demonization Backfires

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Binyamin Netanyahu appears to have fallen short in his quest for a majority of 61 in the 120-seat Israeli parliament […]

Juan Cole

Islam
Glowing Review of Cole’s “Muhammad: Prophet of Peace” in “American Diplomacy”

Glowing Review of Cole’s “Muhammad: Prophet of Peace” in “American Diplomacy”

Career foreign service officer, Benjamin Tua, who served in Brazil, Japan and Muslim-majority countries such as Kyrgyzstan, reviews my new book Muhammad: Prophet of Peace […]

Juan Cole

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