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Early Farming in Middle East, Sometimes Matriarchal, Spread through Learning, not Conquest
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Early Farming in Middle East, Sometimes Matriarchal, Spread through Learning, not Conquest

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – A new study by Dilek Koptekin et al., a Swiss-Turkish team, has appeared in Science that combines archeological and genetics […]

12 Days Of War: Takeaways From The Israel-Iran Conflict

12 Days Of War: Takeaways From The Israel-Iran Conflict

06/30/2025 By Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty

Chaotic new Aid System means getting Food in Gaza has become a Matter of Life – and often Death

Chaotic new Aid System means getting Food in Gaza has become a Matter of Life – and often Death

06/30/2025 By The Conversation

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Baghdad takes Rutba from ISIL:  Jordan-Iraq Commercial Route to Reopen

Baghdad takes Rutba from ISIL: Jordan-Iraq Commercial Route to Reopen

by Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Iraqi forces have taken Rutba in al-Anbar province, hundreds of kilometers west of the provincial capital, […]

Juan Cole

Displaced and Refugees
Saudi bombing, Rebel Shelling leave 7 Million in Yemen Food Insecure

Saudi bombing, Rebel Shelling leave 7 Million in Yemen Food Insecure

By Tharanga Yakupitiyage | (Inter Press Service) | – – John Ging, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs briefs journalists on his recent […]

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Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
Marketing & Terrorism:  Is ISIL's vaunted 'brand' actually weak and vulnerable?

Marketing & Terrorism: Is ISIL’s vaunted ‘brand’ actually weak and vulnerable?

By Brendan Canavan | (The Conversation) | – – [The so-called] Islamic State (IS) is the most notorious terror group in the world. Its name […]

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Islam-hatred
This is America!  Man Facing Jail For Ripping Veil Off Muslim Woman

This is America! Man Facing Jail For Ripping Veil Off Muslim Woman

Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian | (The Young Turks Video Report) | – – “A man in North Carolina has pleaded guilty to ripping a […]

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Displaced and Refugees
Give Syria’s Survivors a Voice

Give Syria’s Survivors a Voice

By Hadeel al-Shalchi | ( Human Rights Watch ) | – – Twelve days ago Fatema Qaitani, a 35-year-old mother of four, was sitting in […]

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Entertainment
Why does Iran fear Kim Kardashian is a 007 Targeting Tehran?

Why does Iran fear Kim Kardashian is a 007 Targeting Tehran?

Joya Mia Italiano and Elliot Hill | (TheLipTV2 Video Report) | – – “Iranian officials have reportedly accused Kim Kardashian West of working for Instagram […]

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Authoritarianism
What Next for Turkey After President's Power Play?

What Next for Turkey After President’s Power Play?

By Efe Kerem Sozer | (GlobalVoices.org) | – – Ahmet Davutoglu was disliked by many in Turkey. [Even after] he step[pped] down as Turkey's Prime […]

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Can Iran sue the US for Coup & supporting Saddam in Iran-Iraq War?

Can Iran sue the US for Coup & supporting Saddam in Iran-Iraq War?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Iranian members of parliament have approved the details of a bill that insists US compensate Iran […]

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Middle East – The Mother of All Humanitarian Crises

Middle East – The Mother of All Humanitarian Crises

By Baher Kamal | (Inter Press Service) | – – ROME, May 16 2016 (IPS) – When, in March 2015, delegates from the Middle East […]

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