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The Mortal Sins of Patriarchy
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The Mortal Sins of Patriarchy

H. Patricia Hynes

Greenfield, Mass. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – How much are women and girls–half of humanity–valued?  When men violate us for sex in prostitution.  When […]

The 6 Superpowers that Faith Communities bring to nonviolent Struggle

The 6 Superpowers that Faith Communities bring to nonviolent Struggle

10/05/2025 By Waging Nonviolence

Hamas and Israel are on the Verge of a Ceasefire; Denial of Palestinian Agency Could Derail it

Hamas and Israel are on the Verge of a Ceasefire; Denial of Palestinian Agency Could Derail it

10/05/2025 By The Conversation

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Iraq
As Trump heads for Another gotten-up Mideast War, Iraqi Youth stage a 20K-Strong Peace Festival

As Trump heads for Another gotten-up Mideast War, Iraqi Youth stage a 20K-Strong Peace Festival

By Laura Gottesdiener | – (Tomdispatch.com) – There’s a dark joke going around Baghdad these days. Noof Assi, a 30-year-old Iraqi peace activist and humanitarian […]

Tomdispatch

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Whoever Hit the Gulf Tankers, Pompeo was Wrong to Finger Iran before Evidence Was In

Whoever Hit the Gulf Tankers, Pompeo was Wrong to Finger Iran before Evidence Was In

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The mysterious mines that blew up two tankers, one of them Japanese-owned and operated, on Wednesday, sent a frisson of […]

Juan Cole

Sudan
In Killing 100 Protesters to Avoid Civilian Rule, Sudan's Junta Committed Historic Blunder

In Killing 100 Protesters to Avoid Civilian Rule, Sudan’s Junta Committed Historic Blunder

By Abdulwahhab Badrakhan | – It is still not clear what’s going to have a stronger influence on the choices of the military leaders in […]

Middle East Monitor

Iran
Iran's Green Uprising 10 Years Later:  A Humanizing Legacy

Iran’s Green Uprising 10 Years Later: A Humanizing Legacy

By Pouya Alimagham (Informed Comment) – June 12, 2019 marks the tenth anniversary of what sparked the Green Uprising in Iran. While many have noted […]

Pouya Alimagham

Corruption
Trump Broadcasts Free Ad via Disney to Thuggish Regimes, requesting Hacked Dirt on Dems

Trump Broadcasts Free Ad via Disney to Thuggish Regimes, requesting Hacked Dirt on Dems

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Trump revealed again on Wednesday that he has no legal or ethical compass. In an interview with ABC news Chief […]

Juan Cole

Bashar al-Assad
War Crimes: Syria's Assad has Systematically Targeted Hospitals as a Battle Tactic

War Crimes: Syria’s Assad has Systematically Targeted Hospitals as a Battle Tactic

By Zaki Kaf Al-Ghazal | – Although many reports touch on the political and humanitarian situation in Syria, little has been said about the medical […]

Middle East Monitor

Climate Crisis
The Defense Dep't is Open about Climate Crisis, but is a Major Emitter itself

The Defense Dep’t is Open about Climate Crisis, but is a Major Emitter itself

By Neta C. Crawford | – Scientists and security analysts have warned for more than a decade that global warming is a potential national security […]

The Conversation

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Iran to Germany:  For sake of Keeping Nuclear Deal, you Must do more to Defy Trump

Iran to Germany: For sake of Keeping Nuclear Deal, you Must do more to Defy Trump

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Iranians are increasingly impatient with Europe’s lack of concrete steps to protect Iran from Trump’s severe sanctions, and the frustration […]

Juan Cole

Sudan
Why Sudan's deadly Crackdown on Protesters could Escalate in coming Weeks

Why Sudan’s deadly Crackdown on Protesters could Escalate in coming Weeks

By Eric Keels and Joshua Lambert | – Sudanese security forces violently removed a protest camp in the capital, Khartoum, on June 3. In addition […]

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“They say the Lion and the Lizard keep the Courts:” Edward FitzGerald’s the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:17

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Israel’s Abduction of the Gaza Aid Flotilla is a clear Violation of International Law

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