Istanbul (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – As the conflict in Lebanon intensifies, Türkiye finds itself walking a diplomatic tightrope. While it has openly condemned […]
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The Case for Palestinian Nationality
By Nadim Bawalsa | – Exiled Palestinians’ right to Palestinian nationality is protected under international law, irrespective of racist Israeli apartheid policies. How can Palestinians […]
The climate Movement was built for a World before Climate Change — it’s Time for a new Approach
By Cam Fenton | – ( Waging Nonviolence) – We are past the point where “stopping” climate change is really possible. With global temperature rise […]
Iran: Women Students Brand Regime Paramilitary “ISIL” as Protests Continue, with at least 185 Dead
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Dubai’s Al-Arabiya reports that on Sunday evening angry nighttime demonstrations broke out in numerous Iranian cities, as the wave of […]
Russia’s Annexation of Part of Ukraine Drew Western Sanctions, but UK’s Liz Truss is rewarding Israel’s Annexation by moving British Embassy to Jerusalem
Belfast (Special to Informed Comment) – Russia’s invasion and annexation of four regions of Ukraine exposed western double standards elsewhere in the world once again. […]
Laws on Veiling in Iran over the Decades: the continuing Battle for Reform
By Sahar Maranlou, University of Essex | – Protests have quickly spread across Iran calling for a change in the law after the death of […]
Welcoming Russians Who Refuse to Fight
By David Cortright |- ( Foreign Policy in Focus ) – The sudden mass exodus last week of Russian men fleeing military service is a […]
Iran’s Hijab Revolt: What does the Qur’an Really say about Women in Public?
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The ayatollahs who rule Iran claim to do so in the name of Islam. Their interpretation of Islam, however, is […]
Iran: ‘Hijab’ protests challenge legitimacy of Islamic Republic
By Scott Lucas, University College Dublin | – (The Conversation) – Three weeks after the violent death of 22-year-old Iranian Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini at […]
Women in Turkey, Including Turkish Kurds, stand in solidarity with Women of Iran
By Arzu Geybullayeva | – From video campaigns circulating on social media to street protests and singers cutting their hair on stage — women from […]