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Scientists Prove Justinian’s Plague, which Continued through the Rise of Islam, was Caused by Y. Pestis
Archaeology

Scientists Prove Justinian’s Plague, which Continued through the Rise of Islam, was Caused by Y. Pestis

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The first recorded world-historical pandemic took place in the Roman Empire and Sasanian Iran, as well as neighboring areas such […]

Yemen: Journalists under Assault

Yemen: Journalists under Assault

09/14/2025 By Human Rights Watch

The 21st Century has a before and after Gaza: Brazilian Author Frei Betto,

The 21st Century has a before and after Gaza: Brazilian Author Frei Betto,

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Israel/ Palestine
Bucking Trump & Netanyahu, Palestine to Apply For Full Membership at UN

Bucking Trump & Netanyahu, Palestine to Apply For Full Membership at UN

To obtain a full member position, Palestine needs the votes of 15 member countries of the U.N. Security Council.

TeleSur

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Biggest Stories of 2018: Israel announced Apartheid, Shot Thousands of Civilians

Biggest Stories of 2018: Israel announced Apartheid, Shot Thousands of Civilians

And the Western Press Mostly Ignored it.

Juan Cole

Pentagon
Trump's 3 Generals may be Out, but the Forever War Lobby Still Rules

Trump’s 3 Generals may be Out, but the Forever War Lobby Still Rules

( Tomdispatch.com) – Leave it to liberals to pin their hopes on the oddest things. In particular, they seemed to find post-Trump solace in the […]

Danny Sjursen

Antisemitism
2018's Biggest Stories: Synagogue Murders & Anti-Semitism in America (AJ+)

2018’s Biggest Stories: Synagogue Murders & Anti-Semitism in America (AJ+)

Anti-Semitism frequently used by white nationalists and others on the right wing to rally against social change

AJ PLUS

Immigration
Second Guatemalan Child dies Christmas Eve in US Border Protection Custody

Second Guatemalan Child dies Christmas Eve in US Border Protection Custody

By Maggy Donaldson | – Washington, DC | AFP | – An eight-year-old migrant from Guatemala died in US government custody on Tuesday, Customs and […]

AFP

Assyrians
Middle East Christians, with the population of Sweden, Celebrate Christmas

Middle East Christians, with the population of Sweden, Celebrate Christmas

The Shadow of ISIL has Receded for Most Christians in the Region

Juan Cole

Syria
Abandoned by Trump, Syrian-Kurdish YPG Closes in on Last ISIL Bastions

Abandoned by Trump, Syrian-Kurdish YPG Closes in on Last ISIL Bastions

Kurdish-led forces made fresh gains against jihadists defending their eastern Syria stronghold Monday.

AFP

Christianity
Arab Christmas Music Concert:   Majida el Roumi (MTV Lebanon)

Arab Christmas Music Concert: Majida el Roumi (MTV Lebanon)

MTV | (Music Video) – MTV Lebanon: Majida el Roumi Christmas Concert

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Syria
Top 6 Players in Syria affected by US Departure

Top 6 Players in Syria affected by US Departure

Beirut, Lebanon | AFP | – US President Donald Trump’s decision last week to pull troops out of Syria could have far-reaching repercussions for the […]

AFP

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