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America may have invaded Iraq for its Oil, but Solar Power is what Iraqis now Want
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America may have invaded Iraq for its Oil, but Solar Power is what Iraqis now Want

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Iraqi farmers, tired of high electricity bills and frequent blackouts, are turning to solar panels, according to Khalid Al-Mousuly at […]

Despite Efforts to Shift the Blame, Israeli Policies Are Starving Children

Despite Efforts to Shift the Blame, Israeli Policies Are Starving Children

08/21/2025 By Human Rights Watch

We’ll all Feel the Abrupt Changes Striking Antarctica Sea Ice and Ocean Currents

We’ll all Feel the Abrupt Changes Striking Antarctica Sea Ice and Ocean Currents

08/21/2025 By The Conversation

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Saudi Crown Prince condemns Israel attacks on Palestinians as 'Genocide'

Saudi Crown Prince condemns Israel attacks on Palestinians as ‘Genocide’

( Middle East Monitor ) – Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince and de facto ruler condemned what he called the “genocide” committed by Israel against Palestinians […]

Middle East Monitor

Afghanistan
How the Taliban are seeking to Reshape Afghanistan’s Schools to push their Ideology

How the Taliban are seeking to Reshape Afghanistan’s Schools to push their Ideology

By Enayat Nasir, University at Albany, State University of New York | – (The Conversation) – The Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in 2021 was a […]

The Conversation

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What Rough Beast? President Biden’s Gaza Policy Leaves the Middle East in Flames

What Rough Beast? President Biden’s Gaza Policy Leaves the Middle East in Flames

This is my summation of President Joe Biden’s Middle East policies for Tomdispatch.com. Check out Tom Engelhardt’s searing introduction. And note his recommendation for my […]

Juan Cole

War
Oliver Stone talking about War in San Diego, a military Hub, is a perfect Fit

Oliver Stone talking about War in San Diego, a military Hub, is a perfect Fit

( The San Diego Union-Tribune) – To mark this year’s Veterans Day, the fifth anniversary of the foundation of Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft in Washington, […]

Ibrahim Al-Marashi

Climate Crisis
Warped Government Priorities make Climate Disasters Worse

Warped Government Priorities make Climate Disasters Worse

When we fund wars and fossil fuel subsidies instead of green jobs and disaster recovery, we punish those who can least afford it. ( Otherwords.org […]

Basav Sen

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IPC warns of Imminent Israeli-caused Famine in Gaza, with 133K facing “Catastrophic Food Insecurity”

IPC warns of Imminent Israeli-caused Famine in Gaza, with 133K facing “Catastrophic Food Insecurity”

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The United Nations is again warning of imminent famine in northern Gaza. A panel of the Integrated Food Security Phase […]

Juan Cole

Christianity
Jordan Condemns Israeli Forces for Storming Jerusalem Church

Jordan Condemns Israeli Forces for Storming Jerusalem Church

( Middle East Monitor ) – The Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the Israeli occupation forces storming a church in the Sanctuary of the […]

Middle East Monitor

Education
Protesting Flawed Disciplinary Process toward Student Protesters at Swarthmore

Protesting Flawed Disciplinary Process toward Student Protesters at Swarthmore

Committee on Academic Freedom | Middle East Studies Association | – Valerie Smith President Swarthmore College president@swarthmore.edu Dear President Smith and colleagues: We write on […]

Committee on Academic Freedom

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Conservative Muslim Cleric in North Gaza denounces Hamas for violating Islamic Laws of War

Conservative Muslim Cleric in North Gaza denounces Hamas for violating Islamic Laws of War

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Rushdi Abualouf of the BBC reported on a new fatwa or considered legal opinion issued by the conservative Salafi scholar […]

Juan Cole

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