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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

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,

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How U.S. will monitor Iranian ships in Yemen

How U.S. will monitor Iranian ships in Yemen

CNN | – “CNN’s Tom Foreman uses virtual reality to show how the U.S. intends to monitor Iranian ships off the coast of Yemen.” CNN: […]

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Acidification of Oceans
Top Ten ways to prove you Love the Earth on Earth Day

Top Ten ways to prove you Love the Earth on Earth Day

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) – I was a junior in high school on April 22, 1970, on the first Earth Day, called for […]

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Iraq
Iraq's Future in the Balance:  Will Sunni Arab Tribes join or fight ISIL?

Iraq’s Future in the Balance: Will Sunni Arab Tribes join or fight ISIL?

By Khales Joumah | Mosul | (Niqash.org) | – The key to long lasting victory in northern Iraq is the loyalty of it’s Sunni Muslim […]

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Armenia
Controversy as the "Forgotten Genocide" of the Armenians turns 100

Controversy as the “Forgotten Genocide” of the Armenians turns 100

AJ+ | – “April 24 marks the 100th anniversary of what’s been called “The Forgotten Genocide” and the “Armenian massacres,” when hundreds of thousands – […]

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Egypt
Ousted Egyptian President Morsi Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison

Ousted Egyptian President Morsi Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison

By Deirdre Fulton, staff writer | (Commondreams.org) – Morsi was convicted of ordering the arrest and torture of protesters during the clashes that erupted in […]

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Central Asia
Pakistan as Hong Kong West:  China's New Silk Road & US Failure

Pakistan as Hong Kong West: China’s New Silk Road & US Failure

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) – Chinese President Xi Jinping made a state visit, full of pomp and circumstance, to Pakistan on Monday, but […]

Juan Cole

Ethiopia
ISIL's Libya Affiliate Murders 30 Ethiopian Christians

ISIL’s Libya Affiliate Murders 30 Ethiopian Christians

By EurActiv | – A video purportedly made by Islamic State and posted on social media sites on Sunday (19 April) appeared to show militants […]

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Apartheid
Gaza:  Shortage of Medicines as Israeli Blockade Grinds On

Gaza: Shortage of Medicines as Israeli Blockade Grinds On

By IMEMC News The Palestinian Ministry of Health has announced that the crisis of shortage in medicines and medical disposables has been critically aggravated because […]

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Acidification of Oceans
If Climate Change ends Capitalism, what good are Climate Economists?

If Climate Change ends Capitalism, what good are Climate Economists?

By David Ray Griffin | (Informed Comment) – Since the 1970s, when he essentially founded the economics of climate change, William Nordhaus had been considered […]

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