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

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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Campaign of fear: Donald Trump’s battle against birthright citizenship

Campaign of fear: Donald Trump’s battle against birthright citizenship

By Anthony J Gaughan | (The Conversation) | – – Donald Trump is a man of extraordinary self-confidence. Since launching his presidential bid in June, […]

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Antisemitism
Louisiana Muslim-Haters call 911 in Panic over Hebrew Sign

Louisiana Muslim-Haters call 911 in Panic over Hebrew Sign

Cenk Uygur | (The Young Turks Video Report) | – – “Some Louisiana residents panicked when they found a sign written in what they thought […]

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Palestine overwhelmed by Illegal American Immigrants

Palestine overwhelmed by Illegal American Immigrants

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – If there were a Palestinian Donald Trump, he’d be fulminating against illegal immigrants swamping the Palestinian […]

Juan Cole

Displaced and Refugees
Ghoul's Glossary:  "Migrants" or "Refugees" or "Anchor Babies"?

Ghoul’s Glossary: “Migrants” or “Refugees” or “Anchor Babies”?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Migrants: Those who voluntarily go to another country to live and work, seeking a better life. […]

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Domestic Surveillance
Appeals Court Falls for Government’s Shell Game in NSA Spying Case

Appeals Court Falls for Government’s Shell Game in NSA Spying Case

By Cindy Cohn | (Electronic Frontier Foundation) | – – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit’s opinion today in Klayman v. Obama […]

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Iraq
Missing, Believed Murdered: ISIL in Mosul Releases 1st  ‘Death List’ of 2,070 Victims

Missing, Believed Murdered: ISIL in Mosul Releases 1st ‘Death List’ of 2,070 Victims

Khales Joumah | Mosul | (Niqash.org) The Islamic State group in Mosul has released lists of locals whose families thought they were missing, but who […]

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Kurds
Are Turkish Pres. Erdogan’s anti-PKK Campaign, Snap Elections Backfiring?

Are Turkish Pres. Erdogan’s anti-PKK Campaign, Snap Elections Backfiring?

By Kubilay Yado Arin | (ISLAMiCommentary) | – – Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. (photo courtesy Wikimedia Commons) Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan this week called for […]

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Displaced and Refugees
Austrian Truck Tragedy echoes Palestinian Story, reminding us of 7 mn still stateless

Austrian Truck Tragedy echoes Palestinian Story, reminding us of 7 mn still stateless

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The gruesome discovery of an abandoned truck in eastern Austria with 71 dead refugees in it, […]

Juan Cole

Latinos
Can Donald Trump Become President Without Latinos?

Can Donald Trump Become President Without Latinos?

AJ+ | (Video Report) – – “After attacking immigrants, Mexicans and other Latinos, can Donald Trump become president without their votes? We look at the […]

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