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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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Climate Change
Despite US, Russian & Saudi Opposition, Climate Summit Reaffirms Paris Goals

Despite US, Russian & Saudi Opposition, Climate Summit Reaffirms Paris Goals

If the world does nothing to cut down on carbon dioxide, it will heat up by 3 degrees C. this century, or an average of 5 degrees F

Juan Cole

science
How the Trump Admin's War on Science is also a War on Ethics

How the Trump Admin’s War on Science is also a War on Ethics

A new report by the Union of Concerned Scientists accuses Trump’s Interior Department of “relentless attacks on science”

Jill Richardson

Saudi Arabia
Are Saudi Students Ready for Kant and Heidegger? Ban on Philosophy Ends

Are Saudi Students Ready for Kant and Heidegger? Ban on Philosophy Ends

Saudi Arabia previously did not include philosophy on the curriculum, a decision based on several fatwas (rulings) issued by senior muftis

Middle East Monitor

Kurds
Erdogan warns Trump: Drive YPG Kurds from Manbij or Turkey will Invade

Erdogan warns Trump: Drive YPG Kurds from Manbij or Turkey will Invade

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his US counterpart Donald Trump agreed Friday to “more effective coordination” between their countries’ operations in Syria, after Ankara […]

AFP

Far Right
The Antisemitic Turn of the Rising Far Right 'Alternative for Germany' Party

The Antisemitic Turn of the Rising Far Right ‘Alternative for Germany’ Party

The AfD wants to use Israel to exploit the false notion that whoever is pro-Israel could not be antisemitic

Open Democracy

Featured
California shows the Way with Solar Home Mandate, as Gov'ts at Climate Summit Falter

California shows the Way with Solar Home Mandate, as Gov’ts at Climate Summit Falter

19% of California’s electricity is now generated by its 23 gigawatts of solar installations

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Mob of Israeli Squatters attack Ambulance, Palestinian Cars throughout Hebron

Mob of Israeli Squatters attack Ambulance, Palestinian Cars throughout Hebron

Israeli settlers also attacked dozens of Palestinian vehicles passing at the Beit Einun junction

Maan News Agency

Yemen
Why you Need to Understand Yemen's Houthi Rebels

Why you Need to Understand Yemen’s Houthi Rebels

The Houthi insurgency began in the early 1990s, spurred by Zaydi resistance to growing Wahhabi influence in the north.

The Conversation

Corruption
Was even Trump's Inauguration a Corrupt Scam? And, Was Ivanka in the Middle?

Was even Trump’s Inauguration a Corrupt Scam? And, Was Ivanka in the Middle?

Damelincourt responded with a new rate of $175,000 per day for use of the Presidential Ballroom and meeting rooms, offering a $700,000 charge for four days of use.

ProPublica

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