Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Trump’s proposal to ethnically cleanse Gaza of its 2.3 million Palestinians constitutes a profound reversal of post-1945 U.S. norms, which […]
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Not ‘powerless Victims’: how young Iranian Women have long led a quiet Revolution
By Nasim Salehi, Southern Cross University | – The “Women, Life, Freedom” movement that has taken hold in Iran in recent weeks is not new. […]
Marriage laws in Mideast put Women at increased risk of Child Marriage and Domestic Violence
By Amelia Smith | – ( Middle East Monitor) – A new policy briefing by the NGO, Equality Now, on how marriage laws in the […]
In Berlin, German Post Office to use Solar-Powered Riverboats on the Spree to deliver Mail
By Julian Wettengel | – ( Clean Energy Wire ) – German postal service Deutsche Post DHL is testing emission-free delivery on Berlin’s Spree river […]
Did Trump’s attempt to Withdraw from Afghanistan and Somalia Prove he Knew he had lost?
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – It has long been known that on November 11, 2020, as it became clear that Joe Biden had won, then […]
In Afghanistan, Resistance Means Women: Nationwide Protests Follow Deadly Attack on Hazara Girls Taking Exam
By Sahar Fetrat Assistant Researcher, Women’s Rights Division and Fereshta Abbasi Researcher, Asia Division | – ( Human Rights Watch) – The September 30 suicide […]
This time, Iranian Women’s Demands are being Seen as the Nation’s Demands
By Homa Hoodfar, Concordia University and Mona Tajali, Agnes Scott College | – (The Conversation) – The world has been transfixed by images of Iranian […]
Iran Accused Of Using armed Minors To Suppress Anti-Government Protests
( RFE/RL) — As Iranian authorities crack down on nationwide anti-government protests, photos have appeared on social media that purportedly show children and adolescent boys […]
The Second Great Dying: The Earth has lost 4/5s of Fresh Water and 7/10s of Wildlife Species’ Populations in 50 Years
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The 2022 Living Planet report is out and it does not bring good news. Since 1970, the scientists find that […]
Women-led Protests in Iran gather Momentum – but will They be enough to bring about Change?
By Tony Walker, La Trobe University | – As protests in Iran drag on into their fourth week over the violent death in custody of […]