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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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Turkey
Trump abandons Syrian Kurds, and relations with Turkey Soar

Trump abandons Syrian Kurds, and relations with Turkey Soar

Trump and Erdogan “agreed to ensure more effective cooperation” on Syria

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Pentagon
The New Role of the US Navy as Brig for the World

The New Role of the US Navy as Brig for the World

During the first 20 years of the drug interdiction program, the U.S. detained around 200 individuals per year on board ships.

Karen J. Greenberg

Israel
"Dangerous!:" Israel Denounces Trump's withdrawal from Syria

“Dangerous!:” Israel Denounces Trump’s withdrawal from Syria

Syrian Kurds also protest “Stab in the Back”

Middle East Monitor

Bangladesh
Rohingya Refugees Pushed to a Frontline of Climate Change

Rohingya Refugees Pushed to a Frontline of Climate Change

“At Cox’s Bazar, five thousand acres of forest have already been destroyed.”

TeleSur

Featured
A New Middle East: Winners and Losers from Trump’s Abrupt Syria Withdrawal

A New Middle East: Winners and Losers from Trump’s Abrupt Syria Withdrawal

Israel is gradually losing options for asserting itself over its neighbors militarily

Juan Cole

BDS
Why Politics in 2019 will have a Lot More Backbone

Why Politics in 2019 will have a Lot More Backbone

Democracy in its current iteration can no longer sustain us

Tracey L. Rogers

Turkey
Trump Leaves Syria, then Turkey Announces $3.5 bn Patriot Missile Buy

Trump Leaves Syria, then Turkey Announces $3.5 bn Patriot Missile Buy

The Trump admin. had issued an ultimatum after US outrage over the NATO ally’s earlier plans to buy from Russia.

AFP

Qur'an
Islamophobia & the Misuse of History:  Isaiah 29 and Attacks on my “Muhammad: Prophet of Peace”

Islamophobia & the Misuse of History: Isaiah 29 and Attacks on my “Muhammad: Prophet of Peace”

The book is academic history, and I genuinely had an open mind when I approached the writing of it

Juan Cole

Climate Crisis
The Climate Crisis: "There is no Time to Continue down this Road of Madness"

The Climate Crisis: “There is no Time to Continue down this Road of Madness”

The conference goals are “nowhere near ambitious enough to tackle” the climate emergency “at the scale we need to.”

H. Patricia Hynes

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