Middle East
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US
Robert McFarlane, Former National Security Advisor, Dead At 84
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former White House national security adviser Robert C. McFarlane, a top aide to President Ronald Reagan who…
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Education
What Happened After the Middle East Studies Association Backed an Israel Boycott
In the weeks since the Middle East Studies Association voted to endorse an academic boycott of Israel, reactions across the…
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World
Many In Mideast See Hypocrisy In Western Embrace Of Ukraine
JERUSALEM (AP) — Within days of the Russian invasion, Western countries invoked international law, imposed crippling sanctions, began welcoming refugees…
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World
Pope Francis To Make History By Visiting Influential Muslim Cleric’s Home
BAGHDAD (AP) — In Iraq’s holiest city, a pontiff will meet a revered ayatollah and make history with a message…
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Politics
As the US Re-Engages in the Middle East, Hollie McKay’s “Only Cry for the Living” is a Must Read for Policy Makers
Book Review The history of the Middle East is written in blood. Innocent blood. Ever since mankind was thrown out…
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Politics
The Ridiculous Hair Splitting on Biden Bombing Syria Begins
When is bombing Syria not actually bombing Syria? Apparently, when you are a geriatric Democrat who may have some advanced…
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Politics
Four Women Teaching Empowerment in Pakistan Are Murdered
On Monday, four women were tragically killed in Pakistan. Perhaps not coincidentally, they ran empowerment workshops in what NBC News…
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Education
More International Grad Students Wanted to Come to the U.S., but Couldn’t
The number of first-time graduate students enrolling in American colleges has plunged during the pandemic, a decline fueled by precipitous…
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Politics
Obama 2.0 Continues: Biden Administration Announces Restoration of Relations With Palestinians — and Then Some
Barack Obama might not be the 46th president of the United States, but his fingerprints all over the Biden administration…
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Politics
An Egyptian Chef is Arrested for Serving Obscene Cupcakes
Do you ache for cisgender sweets? Do you yearn for binary baked goods? In these pitifully pandemic’d times, is…
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