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

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 (541–750 CE) in the Roman Empire and Sasanian Iran, as well as neighboring […]

Yemen: Journalists under Assault

Yemen: Journalists under Assault

09/14/2025 By Human Rights Watch

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,

09/14/2025 By Global Voices

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Colonialism
Burning the Indigenous Population up in their Tents is an old Colonial Technique of Genocide

Burning the Indigenous Population up in their Tents is an old Colonial Technique of Genocide

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Israeli air force bombed a refugee tent camp west of Rafah City around 8:45 pm local time on Sunday. […]

Juan Cole

Dissent
Is Israel's War on Gaza destabilizing Egypt?

Is Israel’s War on Gaza destabilizing Egypt?

By Haneen Shoukry | – ( Globalvoices.org ) – On Tuesday, April 23, protesters in Cairo were detained while participating in a peaceful demonstration in […]

Global Voices

Iran
Iranian President's Death Could Trigger 'Power Competition' For Next Supreme Leader

Iranian President’s Death Could Trigger ‘Power Competition’ For Next Supreme Leader

( RFE/RL ) – The sudden death of President Ebrahim Raisi has thrown a wrench in the succession plans of Iran’s elderly supreme leader. The […]

Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty

Israel/ Palestine
Report of the Independent International Commission of violations of international human rights law (IHRL), international humanitarian law (IHL) and possible international crimes committed by all parties between 7 October and 31 December 2023

Report of the Independent International Commission of violations of international human rights law (IHRL), international humanitarian law (IHL) and possible international crimes committed by all parties between 7 October and 31 December 2023

  Advance unedited version   Distr.: General 27 May 2024   Original: English Human Rights Council Fifty sixth session 18 June–12 July 2024 Agenda item […]

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Christianity
Supreme Court Upside Down, Driven by Christian Theocracy

Supreme Court Upside Down, Driven by Christian Theocracy

Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – The US Supreme Court has an integrity problem, freshly illustrated by their decision to allow a clearly […]

H. Scott Prosterman

Israel/ Palestine
A Way Out: Each Path to Gaza Peace Seems Improbable, Until Steps are taken to Make it Happen

A Way Out: Each Path to Gaza Peace Seems Improbable, Until Steps are taken to Make it Happen

By Louis Kriesberg | – ( Foreign Policy in Focus) -In the face of an increasingly terrible conflict, political leaders, academic scholars, engaged officials, and […]

Foreign Policy in Focus

Israel/ Palestine
Gaza and Ukraine Wars Causing Massive Pollution, Environmental Damage

Gaza and Ukraine Wars Causing Massive Pollution, Environmental Damage

By Richard Marcantonio, University of Notre Dame and Josefina Echavarria Alvarez, University of Notre Dame | – (The Conversation) – As wars grind on in […]

The Conversation

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Biden's Aid Pier SNAFU washes away in Indictment of US unwillingness to Pressure Israel to stop the Starvation

Biden’s Aid Pier SNAFU washes away in Indictment of US unwillingness to Pressure Israel to stop the Starvation

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The US military has given us many acronyms. Most are forgettable alphabet salads only beloved by bureaucrats. But SNAFU is […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Cambridge-Trained Physician Back from Gaza: "There's a very dark side to the Israeli State"

Cambridge-Trained Physician Back from Gaza: “There’s a very dark side to the Israeli State”

Moosa Qureshi, The Watermelon Reports. (Moosa Qureshi is a British National Health Service Haematology Consultant, Award-winning Legal Campaigner, PhD Cancer Science, LLB Hons, Microsoft Certified […]

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