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

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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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TeleSur _ – – California is in its fifth year of a severe drought. While Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump lied to a crowd in […]

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Syrian Gov't Troops enter ISIL-held al-Raqqa Province, racing against US Allies

Syrian Gov’t Troops enter ISIL-held al-Raqqa Province, racing against US Allies

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Syrian troops, aided by a Homs-based pro-government militia the ‘Falcons of the Desert’ and under the […]

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Not the Onion:  US asks Russia not to Bomb al-Qaeda in Syria

Not the Onion: US asks Russia not to Bomb al-Qaeda in Syria

TeleSur | – – The Russian foreign minister said his Washington counterpart asked Moscow not to target the extremist groups out of fear of hitting […]

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UN Rebukes Saudi Arabia:  Yemen’s Children Victims of Shocking Violations

UN Rebukes Saudi Arabia: Yemen’s Children Victims of Shocking Violations

By Kristine Beckerle, Finberg Fellow | ( Human Rights Watch) | – – Every year, the United Nations secretary-general releases a “list of shame” of […]

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Fueling Sanders’ Turnout Hope, California Reports Record Surge of New Voters

By Jon Queally, staff writer | ( Commondreams.org | – – Said one energized supporter: ‘California loves a comeback story.’ Nearly 6,000 North Coast residents […]

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Sufi Boxer Muhammad Ali's last fight was against Extremism & Politicians' Islamophobia

Sufi Boxer Muhammad Ali’s last fight was against Extremism & Politicians’ Islamophobia

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Boxer Muhammad Ali, born Cassius Marcellus Clay in Louisville, Kentucky, on 17 January 1942, is dead […]

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Hillary Clinton roasts Donald Trump on Foreign Policy

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AJ+ | (Video News Report) | – – “During her foreign policy speech, Hillary Clinton roasts Trump’s ideas – or what she calls “bizarre rants.” […]

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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’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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