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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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Iraq
Iraq Shocker:  Sunni Tribe invites Shiite Militias into al-Anbar to fend off ISIL Massacres

Iraq Shocker: Sunni Tribe invites Shiite Militias into al-Anbar to fend off ISIL Massacres

By Mustafa Habib | Baghdad | via Niqash.org — Shiite militias are making inroads into the mainly Sunni province of Anbar. Previously Anbar’s Sunni tribes […]

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Daesh (ISIL) Loses Refinery City in Iraq to Iraqi Army, Shiite Militias

Daesh (ISIL) Loses Refinery City in Iraq to Iraqi Army, Shiite Militias

By Juan Cole | — Iraqi army and police joined forces with Shiite militias and US close air support to expel Daesh (ISIL) from the […]

Juan Cole

Barack Obama
Gen Dempsey:  US Considering Ground Troops in Iraq

Gen Dempsey: US Considering Ground Troops in Iraq

VOA | — “America’s top military leader says he is considering deploying a limited number of U.S soldiers to fight with Iraqi troops against Islamic […]

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Buddhism
Militant Buddhist Monks stir attacks on innocent Muslims in Myanmar

Militant Buddhist Monks stir attacks on innocent Muslims in Myanmar

AJ+ “Buddhist monks were a symbol of hope and defiance during the dark years of Myanmar’s military dictatorship. But as the country opens up to […]

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Afghanistan
Climate Change:  Afghanistan on Front Line (& You Thought the Taliban were Bad)

Climate Change: Afghanistan on Front Line (& You Thought the Taliban were Bad)

By Joe Dyke (IRIN) MAZAR-I-SHARIF, November 2014 (IRIN) – In northern Afghanistan, the residents don’t often use the phrase – most don’t even know it. […]

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Christianity
The Real Jesus was Bill O'Reilly's Worst Nightmare - Reza Aslan

The Real Jesus was Bill O’Reilly’s Worst Nightmare – Reza Aslan

Cenk Uygur (The Young Turks) “The Jesus of history was the exact opposite of everything Fox News host Bill O’Reilly thinks, according to religious scholar […]

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Daesh/ ISIL calls for Terror attacks on Saudi Arabia

Daesh/ ISIL calls for Terror attacks on Saudi Arabia

By Juan Cole | — Daesh, the brutal terrorist group the US calls ISIL or ISIS, is calling for attacks in Saudi Arabia. A voice […]

Juan Cole

Drones
Stealth Drone Proliferation:  Iranians Reverse engineer captured US Spy Drone

Stealth Drone Proliferation: Iranians Reverse engineer captured US Spy Drone

Press TV: | “Iran has released a video showing the test flight of an Iranian-made version of the captured US RQ-170 spy drone. The stealth […]

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Apartheid
Starving Gazans of Protein:  Israeli Navy destroys Palestinian Fishing Boat

Starving Gazans of Protein: Israeli Navy destroys Palestinian Fishing Boat

GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — | Israeli naval boats on Wednesday evening fired at and sank a Palestinian fishing boat in the sea off the coast […]

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