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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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Iran
Judge who Presided over Mass Execution made Iran’s Chief Justice

Judge who Presided over Mass Execution made Iran’s Chief Justice

Tehran (AFP) – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Thursday appointed ultra-conservative cleric Ebrahim Raisi, a one-time presidential hopeful, as head of the judiciary, […]

AFP

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Irony: as Pelosi backs down on 'anti-Hate' Resolution, Israel's Politics Goes Peak Racist

Irony: as Pelosi backs down on ‘anti-Hate’ Resolution, Israel’s Politics Goes Peak Racist

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – A revolt of the Democratic Party grassroots has forestalled Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi’s plan to hold a vote on a […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Trump Humiliates Palestinians by Closing Consulate, Dealing with them Via US Embassy to Israel

Trump Humiliates Palestinians by Closing Consulate, Dealing with them Via US Embassy to Israel

The Americans have been working hard to undermine the PA’s status as an autonomous entity which serves Palestinian interests

Middle East Monitor

Israel/ Palestine
Corbyn Calls for Britain to Freeze Arms Sales to Israel after UN charges War Crimes

Corbyn Calls for Britain to Freeze Arms Sales to Israel after UN charges War Crimes

LONDON (Ma’an) — Jeremy Corbyn, head of the British Labor Party, over the weekend, called for the British government to freeze arms sales to Israel […]

Juan Cole

Feminism
Turkish Pop Star's Case Highlights Violence against Women

Turkish Pop Star’s Case Highlights Violence against Women

By Raziye Akkoc | – Ankara (AFP) – When Turkish pop star Sila reported her partner’s physical violence to police, it was a rare moment […]

Raziye Akkoc

Qur'an
New Historicism: A Manifesto for Writing the History of the Qur’an

New Historicism: A Manifesto for Writing the History of the Qur’an

This emphasis on historical methodology is not meant to be positivist

Juan Cole

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Spain's Socialists aim for 75% Renewables in Ten Years (at 40% Today)

Spain’s Socialists aim for 75% Renewables in Ten Years (at 40% Today)

Spain is already getting 40% of its electricity from renewables, but its Socialist government hopes to nearly double that proportion in a little over a […]

Juan Cole

nuclear weapons
Nuclear Brinkmanship is Back:  Why We need a New Peace Movement

Nuclear Brinkmanship is Back: Why We need a New Peace Movement

How do you convince current or potential adversaries that in the event of nuclear attack you will respond in kind?

John Buell

Immigration
Ripping Suckling Babes from their Mothers' Breasts: Trump's Border Porn

Ripping Suckling Babes from their Mothers’ Breasts: Trump’s Border Porn

(Tomdispatch.com) – On February 15th, Donald Trump declared a state of national emergency in order to fund his “great, great” border wall without having to […]

Greg Grandin

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