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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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Israel/ Palestine
Airline apologizes for letting Racist Israelis force Palestinian-Israeli passengers off Plane

Airline apologizes for letting Racist Israelis force Palestinian-Israeli passengers off Plane

Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Greek Aegean airlines on Wednesday apologized to PLO Secretary-General Saeb Erekat for the forced removal of […]

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Syrian Army lets food Aid into Starving Madaya

Syrian Army lets food Aid into Starving Madaya

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – France24 Arabic reports that the Syrian government agreed Thursday to allow humanitarian aid into Madaya and […]

Juan Cole

Republican Party
In Irony, Trump Trolls Ted Cruz with Birtherism; WH Amused

In Irony, Trump Trolls Ted Cruz with Birtherism; WH Amused

Nancy Cordes | CBS Evening News | (Video News Report) | – – “Donald Trump is back in the “birther” game. The GOP presidential candidate […]

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Islam
An Islamic Reformation?  There have been Many

An Islamic Reformation? There have been Many

Sami Zubaida | ( Open Democracy) | – – We keep hearing calls for an ‘Islamic Reformation’, but the Protestant Reformation was not a liberal […]

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Britain's Debate over Banning Trump by the Numbers

Britain’s Debate over Banning Trump by the Numbers

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The British parliament will debate a motion to ban Donald Trump from the UK on January […]

Juan Cole

Islam-hatred
Why have we normalized Islamophobia?

Why have we normalized Islamophobia?

By John Esposito | ( OUPBlog) | – – The horrific attacks in Paris and San Bernardino have captured headlines and triggered responses from journalists, […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Separating anti-Semitism from Anti-Zionism

Separating anti-Semitism from Anti-Zionism

By Lillian Rosengarten | (Informed Comment) | – – The distinction between Zionism and Judaism remains in constant need of clarification and discussion. Fanatics closed […]

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Syria
How Realistic is the Big 5 Peace Plan for Syria?

How Realistic is the Big 5 Peace Plan for Syria?

By Baher Kamal | (IPS) | – – MADRID (IPS) – The “big five” – i.e., the most military powerful states on earth (US, UK, […]

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National Security State
The Surprising Reasons Washington's ISIL Obsession obscures the Real Threats

The Surprising Reasons Washington’s ISIL Obsession obscures the Real Threats

By Tom Engelhardt | ( Tomdispatch.com) It’s time to panic! As 2015 ended, this country was certifiably terror-stricken. It had the Islamic State (IS) on […]

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