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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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Islamophobia
Combating Islamophobia:  Rami Malek sets Conditions for Playing Villain in Bond 25

Combating Islamophobia: Rami Malek sets Conditions for Playing Villain in Bond 25

Belfast (Informed Comment) – It is well overdue for a Hollywood star to refuse to take a role in a film that will continue to […]

Mohammed Samaana

Israel/ Palestine
Nelson Mandela’s Grandson:  We have a Moral Duty to Boycott Israel over its Apartheid against Palestinians

Nelson Mandela’s Grandson: We have a Moral Duty to Boycott Israel over its Apartheid against Palestinians

South African MP and the grandson of Nelson Mandela, Nkosi Zwelivelile Mandela, addressed a sold out crowd at the Palestine Expo in London yesterday, saying […]

Middle East Monitor

Donald Trump
Trump's Economic War on Iran: 88% reduction in Oil Exports, 6% Shrinkage of Economy

Trump’s Economic War on Iran: 88% reduction in Oil Exports, 6% Shrinkage of Economy

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The United States is already at war with Iran, squeezing its economy down to nothingness. If another country tried to […]

Juan Cole

Sudan
What the Press Gets Wrong about the Sudan Crisis: It isn't (Mainly) about Secular Democracy

What the Press Gets Wrong about the Sudan Crisis: It isn’t (Mainly) about Secular Democracy

Portland, Or. (Informed Comment) – Almost all reporting on the Sudan crisis has in common is that the reports have been uneven or flat-out incorrect. […]

Peter Bechtold

Donald Trump
UK Ambassador: Trump 'radiating insecurity,' inventing 'false statistics' and Dreads Unpopularity of any War with Iran

UK Ambassador: Trump ‘radiating insecurity,’ inventing ‘false statistics’ and Dreads Unpopularity of any War with Iran

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Isabel Oakeshott at the Mail on Sunday has gotten hold of troves of UK diplomatic cables back to Whitehall from […]

Juan Cole

Climate Change
Climate Emergency: Reforestation is no Substitute for Leaving Fossil Fuels in the Ground

Climate Emergency: Reforestation is no Substitute for Leaving Fossil Fuels in the Ground

By Mark Maslin | – Restoring the world’s forests on an unprecedented scale is “the best climate change solution available”, according to a new study. […]

The Conversation

Iran
What Sanctions Mean for My Iranian-American Family

What Sanctions Mean for My Iranian-American Family

As innocent people suffer, break-ins are on the rise — including at my grandparents’ house.

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Climate Change
Humans set new Record putting Heat-Trapping CO2 into Atmosphere and What that Means

Humans set new Record putting Heat-Trapping CO2 into Atmosphere and What that Means

By Adam Voiland | – (NASA Earth Observatory) – In May 2019, when atmospheric carbon dioxide reached its yearly peak, it set a record. The […]

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
If Trump's Steampunk History of Revolutionary War Airbases isn't Grounds for Impeachment, What is?

If Trump’s Steampunk History of Revolutionary War Airbases isn’t Grounds for Impeachment, What is?

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Suhauna Hussain at the LA Times reviews Trump’s fragile grasp of history, from his Revolutionary War airports to his Revolutionary […]

Juan Cole

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