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Unmasking Fascism: Edward Said’s Pedagogy of Wakefulness in an Age of Educational Repression

The War at Home—State Terrorism on Full Display Across the globe, we are living in a moment of profound crisis where the very essence of education as a democratic institution is under attack. In the United States, the assault on higher education is part of a broader war waged by …

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Syrians and the Israeli–Iranian War: A Nation Caught Between Fires

Since the eruption of the Israeli–Iranian war on the morning of Friday, 13 June, Syrian public sentiment has reflected a layered and often contradictory emotional and political landscape. Many Syrians expressed clear satisfaction with Israel’s strikes on the Iranian regime, while others took grim solace when Iranian missiles reached Tel …

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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 27, 2025

The Kremlin continues to downplay the social and economic costs of Russia’s war in Ukraine and inflated military spending. Russian President Vladimir Putin told journalists on June 27, following the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) summit in Minsk, that sanctions cannot hurt Russia’s economy and that Russia’s economic indicators are “satisfactory.”[1] …

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