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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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Trump  Awaits orders from Saudis; and Why the Houthis could have Done It

Trump Awaits orders from Saudis; and Why the Houthis could have Done It

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Trump’s bizarre infatuation with strongmen and dictators was on full display in his response to Saturday’s drone attack on Saudi […]

Juan Cole

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Pompeo Manipulatively blames Iran as Saudi Arabia loses 58% of Oil Production to Houthi Attack

Pompeo Manipulatively blames Iran as Saudi Arabia loses 58% of Oil Production to Houthi Attack

Yemen’s Zaydi Shiite Houthi rebels, who control the northwest of Yemen, including the capital of Sana’a, claimed on Saturday to have launched the 10 drones […]

Juan Cole

Iran
Forget Politics: The Joys of Iran's Traditional Music

Forget Politics: The Joys of Iran’s Traditional Music

By Darius Sepehri | – Weaving through the rooms of my Brisbane childhood home, carried on the languid, humid, sub-tropical air, was the sound of […]

The Conversation

Israel
Debate: Should Palestinian Citizens of Israel Boycott Tuesday's Elections?

Debate: Should Palestinian Citizens of Israel Boycott Tuesday’s Elections?

By Nijmeh Ali and Yara Hawari | – (Al-Shabaka) – Palestinian citizens of Israel earlier this year organized a campaign to boycott the April Knesset […]

Al-Shabaka

Authoritarianism
'Emperor has no Clothes:' Trump asked of Egypt's al-Sisi, 'Where's my Favorite Dictator?'

‘Emperor has no Clothes:’ Trump asked of Egypt’s al-Sisi, ‘Where’s my Favorite Dictator?’

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Trump has long been accused of having a soft spot for dictators, but now he has admitted it, even if […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Donald Trump: The Face of Israeli PM Netanyahu’s Campaign

Donald Trump: The Face of Israeli PM Netanyahu’s Campaign

From my point of view, the world was humming along pretty nicely until about 1981 when Ronald Reagan became US President, while Menachem Begin and […]

H. Scott Prosterman

Islam
Islam, the Oud and American Jazz Prodigy Ahmed Abdul-Malik

Islam, the Oud and American Jazz Prodigy Ahmed Abdul-Malik

(Informed Comment) – On John Coltrane’s breakthrough album Live at the Village Vanguard album (1961) there were many musical innovations, and the sound of an […]

Shalom Goldman

China
China is positioned to lead on climate change as the US rolls back its policies

China is positioned to lead on climate change as the US rolls back its policies

By Kelly Sims Gallagher and Fang Zhang | – As the effects of climate change become more widespread and alarming, U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres has […]

The Conversation

Feminism
Iran: After barred woman Fan sets herself Alight, Soccer Star Condemns Female ban at Stadiums

Iran: After barred woman Fan sets herself Alight, Soccer Star Condemns Female ban at Stadiums

(RFE/RL) -The captain of Iran’s national soccer team has renewed his criticism of a ban on female spectators following reports a young Iranian woman set […]

Golnaz Esfandiari

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