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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,

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Illusions of Whiteness:  Millions of Southern 'Whites' have African Ancestry

Illusions of Whiteness: Millions of Southern ‘Whites’ have African Ancestry

TheLipTV | — “Six million White Americans have some African ancestry, according to a new study, which looked at the genetic records of 145,000 people, […]

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Apartheid
Israeli Occupation military demolishes dairy factory in Hebron, Palestinian West Bank

Israeli Occupation military demolishes dairy factory in Hebron, Palestinian West Bank

HEBRON (Ma’an) — Israeli forces on Thursday destroyed a dairy factory in the Hebron village of al-Burj, the owner told Ma’an. Yasser Muhammad Salim Masharqa […]

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Iraq
Iraq: Extremists of Daesh/ ISIL on the Move in Mosul in Response to Kurdish Advance

Iraq: Extremists of Daesh/ ISIL on the Move in Mosul in Response to Kurdish Advance

Khales Joumah | Mosul | (Niqash.org) Last week’s victory over the extremist Islamic State group in the Sinjar area has had a significant effect on […]

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Why Kim Jong-Un was Really afraid of "The Interview:" A Humiliation Romp, not an Assassination Flick

Why Kim Jong-Un was Really afraid of “The Interview:” A Humiliation Romp, not an Assassination Flick

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) — N.B.: Contains spoilers; if interested in the film, go see or stream it first and then read. There […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
The Bureaucracy of Terror in Mosul:  Todenhöfer's Unprecedented Footage from Within

The Bureaucracy of Terror in Mosul: Todenhöfer’s Unprecedented Footage from Within

BBC News | — “A German author given unprecedented access to territory controlled by the so-called Islamic State, has told the BBC that IS is […]

Juan Cole

Christianity
Christmas in Gaza

Christmas in Gaza

Middle East Eye | — “Christians in Gaza prepare to celebrate yet another Christmas under the Israeli imposed siege. Bishop Alexios of Gaza speaks to […]

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Christianity
How Jesus' Message of Peace & Non-Violence Got Lost

How Jesus’ Message of Peace & Non-Violence Got Lost

By Mairead Maguire | (Nobel Peace Laureate) BELFAST (IPS) – I recently visited Assisi, the home of St. Francis and St. Clare, two great spirits […]

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Christianity
Threadbare Christmas for Iraqi Christian Refugees from Daesh/ISIL Mosul

Threadbare Christmas for Iraqi Christian Refugees from Daesh/ISIL Mosul

Euronews | — “Internally displaced Iraqi Christians who fled violence in Mosul celebrated Christmas in Baghdad on Wednesday.” Euronews: “Some displaced Iraqi Christians are not […]

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Have the Kurds cut the ISIL/Daesh State in Two, Blocking Supply Lines?

Have the Kurds cut the ISIL/Daesh State in Two, Blocking Supply Lines?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) — Al-Mada newspaper in Baghdad had an interesting article in the aftermath of the fall of Shinjar to the […]

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