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Ancient Nomadic Scythians Found to be Ethnically Diverse
Archaeology

Ancient Nomadic Scythians Found to be Ethnically Diverse

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The more genetic history that is done, the more it is clear that ancient ethnonyms, the names given supposed ethnicities, […]

Making it official: Famine strikes Gaza City

Making it official: Famine strikes Gaza City

08/24/2025 By Middle East Monitor

Ancient Iran’s Paradise Pleasure Gardens: Unimaginable Beauty and Opulence

Ancient Iran’s Paradise Pleasure Gardens: Unimaginable Beauty and Opulence

08/24/2025 By The Conversation

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Iraq
How The US, Iraqi Army And Shiite Militias United - Then Split - In Fallujah

How The US, Iraqi Army And Shiite Militias United – Then Split – In Fallujah

By Mustafa Habib | Baghdad | (Niqash.org) | – – Anti-extremist forces have been fighting in Fallujah for a week. But before they began, there […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Israel’s future is terrifying: Moshe Yaalon and Harbingers of Extremism

Israel’s future is terrifying: Moshe Yaalon and Harbingers of Extremism

By Ramzy Baroud | (Ma’an News Agency) | – – Israeli society is constantly swerving to the right and, by doing so, the country’s entire […]

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Baghdad advances on Fallujah but "slows down" for fear of Civilian Casualties

Baghdad advances on Fallujah but “slows down” for fear of Civilian Casualties

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Iraqi Prime Minister Haydar al-Abadi said Thursday that his troops were in position to move into […]

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Christianity
Holy Lands: Reviving Pluralism in the Middle East

Holy Lands: Reviving Pluralism in the Middle East

by JOSEPH RICHARD PREVILLE and JULIE POUCHER HARBIN | ( ISLAMiCommentary) | – – Column » ‘By the Book’ with Joseph Preville How did the […]

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Corruption
Trump University Was Textbook case of Fraud (TYT)

Trump University Was Textbook case of Fraud (TYT)

Cenk Uygur | (The Young Turks Video) | – – “Donald Trump is in a lot of trouble since a judge unsealed the documents of […]

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Archaeology
Inside ISIL's looted antiquities trade

Inside ISIL’s looted antiquities trade

By Fiona Rose-Greenland | (The Conversation) | – – For excavators – archaeologists, but also looters like the [so-called] Islamic State, or ISIL – the […]

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As US/ Kurdish force Moves on ISIL at Manbij, Turkey goes Ballistic

As US/ Kurdish force Moves on ISIL at Manbij, Turkey goes Ballistic

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The left-leaning Beirut daily al-Safir (Ambassador) points out that less than two weeks after the Syrian […]

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National Security State
Trumping Terrorism with Torture?

Trumping Terrorism with Torture?

By Rebecca Gordon | (Informed Comment) | – – Why do Republican candidates for the presidency keep promising to commit war crimes? GOP standard-bearer Donald […]

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Entertainment
Tired of living in fear of the Muslims next door?  Easy Breathalyzer Fix (Bassem Youssef Satire)

Tired of living in fear of the Muslims next door? Easy Breathalyzer Fix (Bassem Youssef Satire)

Dr. Bassem Youssef | (Fusion Comedy Satire Video) | – – “Tired of living in fear of the Muslims next door? Bassem Youssef has a […]

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