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Will the Islamic Republic of Iran be able to Celebrate its 47th Anniversary?
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Will the Islamic Republic of Iran be able to Celebrate its 47th Anniversary?

Farhang Jahanpour

One hospital in Tehran has received more than 70 corpses of demonstrators shot in the head and chest by security guards

Venezuela and the Long Shadow of the Monroe Doctrine

Venezuela and the Long Shadow of the Monroe Doctrine

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Looking Back on a Low, Dishonest Decade

Looking Back on a Low, Dishonest Decade

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In Hebron, Palestinian women face down daily settler home invasions

In Hebron, Palestinian women face down daily settler home invasions

By Alex Shams and Salam Muharam (Ma’an News Agency) The alleyways of the Old City of Hebron leading away from the famed Ibrahimi mosque — […]

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Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
Is Turkey letting Daesh/ISIL Weapons & Fighters Cross Freely to Syria?

Is Turkey letting Daesh/ISIL Weapons & Fighters Cross Freely to Syria?

DeutscheWelle [DW] | — “Supplies of weapons and fighters bound for Islamic State militants are crossing over the border from Turkey into Syria, mostly unhindered.” […]

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Bill of Rights
Americans' Personal Freedom falls to 21 in World

Americans’ Personal Freedom falls to 21 in World

The Young Turks | — “”Americans’ assessments of their personal freedom have significantly declined under President Obama, according to a new study from the Legatum […]

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Middle East
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By Juan Cole | — What an incredible year this has been! Informed Comment has gone from strength to strength. We expect 2015 to be […]

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Bush Admin. Spent Billions on an Iraqi Army with 50,000 "ghost" Soldiers

Bush Admin. Spent Billions on an Iraqi Army with 50,000 “ghost” Soldiers

By Juan Cole | — Iraqi Prime Minister Haydar al-Abadi announced to his parliament on Sunday that inspectors had uncovered 50,000 non-existent soldiers in four […]

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Climate Change
20% Efficiency gain through Printing Blu-Ray Disc Patterns on Solar Panels

20% Efficiency gain through Printing Blu-Ray Disc Patterns on Solar Panels

Northwestern University News | — Megan Fellman writes: “An interdisciplinary research team [from Northwestern University] has discovered that the pattern of information written on a […]

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Egypt
Egypt's Female Genital Mutilation Shame and the Failure of Prosecution

Egypt’s Female Genital Mutilation Shame and the Failure of Prosecution

Human Rights Watch | — (Beirut) – Egyptian authorities need to take clear action to end the practice of female genital mutilation (FGM) following the […]

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Arab Spring
The Workers Movement and Class Struggle in the Egyptian Revolution

The Workers Movement and Class Struggle in the Egyptian Revolution

Middle East Eye “The 2011 Egyptian revolution is usually thought of as an uprising against dictatorship and corruption, with the aim of establishing a European […]

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Christianity
Pope Francis in Turkey calls for interreligious dialogue to stop terrorism

Pope Francis in Turkey calls for interreligious dialogue to stop terrorism

Reuters | — “On the first day of his visit to Turkey, Pope Francis has called for interreligious dialogue “so that there will be an […]

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