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The Sumud Aid Flotilla did more than Trump to Achieve Gaza’s Fragile Peace
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The Sumud Aid Flotilla did more than Trump to Achieve Gaza’s Fragile Peace

Mohammad Eslami and Ibrahim Al-Marashi

Braga, Portugal and San Marcos, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – US President Trump arrived in Israel on Monday as the first hostages were […]

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Lebanon: Seek Justice for Journalists Killed by Israeli Forces

Lebanon: Seek Justice for Journalists Killed by Israeli Forces

10/14/2025 By Human Rights Watch

Why Trump is not a Death Knell for global Climate Action

Why Trump is not a Death Knell for global Climate Action

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Rashid Khalidi on the Gaza Ceasefire: The veil that has hidden the true nature of the Zionist project was shredded for good

Rashid Khalidi on the Gaza Ceasefire: The veil that has hidden the true nature of the Zionist project was shredded for good

Fariba Amini interviews Rashid Khalid, Edward Said Professor of History Emeritus, Columbia University on the Gaza Ceasefire

Fariba Amini

Feminism
Iran’s Streets ‘Transformed’ As More Women Shun The Mandatory Hijab

Iran’s Streets ‘Transformed’ As More Women Shun The Mandatory Hijab

By Fereshteh Ghazi and Farangis Najibullah ( RFE / RL ) – Iranian journalist Zeinab Rahimi has refused to wear the mandatory hijab for over two […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Daring to Dream after Two Years under Fire: Life in Gaza

Daring to Dream after Two Years under Fire: Life in Gaza

For two years, our lives have been on hold amid constant air strikes and fighting. Now, we finally have reason to hope By Hassan Herzallah […]

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Syria’s Parliamentary Election Results look Alarmingly like Iraq 2005, which produced a Civil War

Syria’s Parliamentary Election Results look Alarmingly like Iraq 2005, which produced a Civil War

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Syria’s parliamentary elections on October 5 raised alarm flags for me on several grounds. First, they were not conducted on […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
A Gaza Ceasefire Is Not Enough: We Must Choose Life and Freedom

A Gaza Ceasefire Is Not Enough: We Must Choose Life and Freedom

( The Times of Israel ) – As we wait anxiously to see whether the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas will take hold and […]

Shamai Leibowitz

Authoritarianism
We Must Not Look Away from Palestine: Resisting Oppression and Pursuing Justice

We Must Not Look Away from Palestine: Resisting Oppression and Pursuing Justice

Roy Eidelson Note: This essay is adapted from the author’s August address at the American Psychological Association annual convention and from a webinar he presented in early […]

Roy Eidelson

Climate Crisis
Wind and Solar Provide 40% of Brazil’s Electricity for first time

Wind and Solar Provide 40% of Brazil’s Electricity for first time

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – This month Brazil’s National Electric System Operator estimated that wind and solar are now producing nearly 40 percent of the […]

Juan Cole

Corporate Surveillance
Israel/Palestine: Microsoft Should Avoid Contributing to Rights Abuses

Israel/Palestine: Microsoft Should Avoid Contributing to Rights Abuses

Further Due Diligence Needed After Suspension of Some Cloud and AI Services Human Rights Watch — (New York, October 10, 2025) – Microsoft should suspend […]

Human Rights Watch

Climate Crisis
How Extreme Temperatures Strain Minds and Bodies: A Karachi Case Study

How Extreme Temperatures Strain Minds and Bodies: A Karachi Case Study

By Gulnaz Anjum, University of Limerick and Mudassar Aziz, University of Oslo (The Conversation) – When the daytime air feels like an oven and night […]

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