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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 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,

09/14/2025 By Global Voices

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Domestic Terrorism
ISIL Threatens to Assassinate Twitter Employees

ISIL Threatens to Assassinate Twitter Employees

TheLipTV: “An ISIS group has threatened to assassinate Twitter employees who close down accounts linked to the extremist group. The group tweeted urging “lone wolves” […]

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Apartheid
The Gaza Siege is Passing from Media Memory but the Social Statistics are Still Terrifying

The Gaza Siege is Passing from Media Memory but the Social Statistics are Still Terrifying

AJ+ “It’s been a little over two weeks since the Gaza – Israel ceasefire. The United Nations has just released a report detailing what the […]

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Media, Politicians should stop Letting ISIL Manipulate them

Media, Politicians should stop Letting ISIL Manipulate them

By Juan Cole Ever since George W. Bush invaded Iraq and created the circumstances under which al-Qaeda could take root and flourish there from 2003 […]

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Iraq
War or Counterterrorism?   John Kerry denies it is a War

War or Counterterrorism? John Kerry denies it is a War

By RFE/RL White House spokesman Josh Earnest said that the United States is “at war with ISIL” on September 12, after Secretary of State John […]

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Climate Change
The Plutocracy Strikes Back: The Pathologies of Rule by a Handful of Billionaires

The Plutocracy Strikes Back: The Pathologies of Rule by a Handful of Billionaires

By Steve Fraser via Tomdispatch.com George Baer was a railroad and coal mining magnate at the turn of the twentieth century.  Amid a violent and […]

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Israel
The Death of Palestine:  Israeli Ambition and Palestinian Weakness

The Death of Palestine: Israeli Ambition and Palestinian Weakness

By Tareq Ramadan Given the history of Israeli-Palestinian relations alongside the current policies of the Netanyahu administration, the recent Gaza episode can be viewed, in […]

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Egypt
Middle East "Allies" decline to Commit Forces, Resources against ISIL

Middle East “Allies” decline to Commit Forces, Resources against ISIL

By Juan Cole US Secretary of State John Kerry’s meeting in Jedda with ten Middle Eastern foreign ministers produced a communique on Friday, but little […]

Juan Cole

President Erdoğan to participate in key TÜSİAD meeting

President Erdoğan to participate in key TÜSİAD meeting

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will join a meeting hosted by Turkey’s top business group next week, in a possible sign of improved relations with the […]

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Arabs without God

Arabs without God

By Brian Whitaker, author of Arabs without God In the midst of sectarian turmoil in the Middle East, one section of Arab society rarely gets […]

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