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A Poet and an Ayatollah have Passed, but Iran, the land of Rumi and Hafez, must Endure
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A Poet and an Ayatollah have Passed, but Iran, the land of Rumi and Hafez, must Endure

Fariba Amini

When they called your name at midnight, In your thoughts, morning blossomed from a blood-stained horizon.

Juan Cole on Iran War:  “Shock and Awe didn’t Work in Iraq, either” (TRT, Bradblog)

Juan Cole on Iran War: “Shock and Awe didn’t Work in Iraq, either” (TRT, Bradblog)

03/05/2026 By Juan Cole

Trump’s Other Endless War: How a Strike on Iran betrays his central Promise

Trump’s Other Endless War: How a Strike on Iran betrays his central Promise

03/05/2026 By Middle East Monitor

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Massive Morocco Rainstorms, Flooding: “Passing from a stable Climate System”

Massive Morocco Rainstorms, Flooding: “Passing from a stable Climate System”

Gemenne said that we are passing from a relatively stable climate system to an unstable one, where extreme weather events will multiply

Juan Cole

Authoritarianism
Steadfast Resistance under Occupation from Minneapolis to Palestine

Steadfast Resistance under Occupation from Minneapolis to Palestine

The people of Minneapolis and Palestine have both responded to occupation and state terror with extraordinary courage and love

Waging Nonviolence

Nuclear arsenal
Our Enduring Nuclear Nightmare: The End of New START

Our Enduring Nuclear Nightmare: The End of New START

It’s the height of naivety to believe that a global system built on the supposed security of nuclear weapons can endure indefinitely

Tomdispatch

Climate Crisis
Saudis to invest Billions in Renewable Power in Turkiye, incl. 2 Gigs of New Solar

Saudis to invest Billions in Renewable Power in Turkiye, incl. 2 Gigs of New Solar

Cheap solar and wind can replace imports of expensive and possibly unreliable fossil gas as well as imports of expensive and polluting black coal

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
What is Israel planning for Palestinians in the West Bank?

What is Israel planning for Palestinians in the West Bank?

The sharp and unprecedented rise in the number of Palestinians killed, wounded, detained, and imprisoned

Middle East Monitor

Cities
Why Futuristic “Smart Cities” Like Saudi Arabia’s Neom are Destined to Fail

Why Futuristic “Smart Cities” Like Saudi Arabia’s Neom are Destined to Fail

Frontier smart city projects like Dunia and The Line have failed on fundamental governance issues such as legitimacy, inclusion, accountability

The Conversation

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When Delay becomes Killing in Gaza: Wisdom from the Talmud

When Delay becomes Killing in Gaza: Wisdom from the Talmud

Rabbinic authorities derived a broad prohibition against all forms of destruction and waste

Shamai Leibowitz

Israel/ Palestine
How the Middle Powers Cynically left Gaza to be Genocided

How the Middle Powers Cynically left Gaza to be Genocided

Their headlines tell the story of a West that is fiercely protective of its own sovereignty but indifferent to that of others

Ramzy Baroud

Dissent
‘Woman, Life, Freedom’ hasn’t faded in Iran — it’s being actively eliminated

‘Woman, Life, Freedom’ hasn’t faded in Iran — it’s being actively eliminated

In the event of war to bring about regime change, militarization would once again define women as those expected to endure and sacrifice first

The Conversation

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