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Scientists prove Extensive Viking Silver Trade with Abbasid Empire from British Silver Hoard
Abbasid Empire

Scientists prove Extensive Viking Silver Trade with Abbasid Empire from British Silver Hoard

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Northeastern England fell to the Vikings in 865, and they held it for several decades. They not only had what […]

Saudi Arabia: Executions Surge in bid to Crush Dissent (HRW)

Saudi Arabia: Executions Surge in bid to Crush Dissent (HRW)

08/13/2025 By Human Rights Watch

What Do We Forget When We Remember Hiroshima?

What Do We Forget When We Remember Hiroshima?

08/13/2025 By Juan Cole

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Egyptian Constitution:  Army Strengthened, Religious Parties Banned, Freedom of Belief, Speech Enshrined

Egyptian Constitution: Army Strengthened, Religious Parties Banned, Freedom of Belief, Speech Enshrined

Over half the articles of the proposed constitution for Egypt were approved by the “Committee of 50” on Saturday. The rest will be taken up […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Israel to Ethnically Cleanse 70,000 Palestinians in Massive Negev Land Grab

Israel to Ethnically Cleanse 70,000 Palestinians in Massive Negev Land Grab

Determined to derail the US press for peace negotiations with the Palestinians, the far-right Likud government of Israel is moving ahead with among the biggest […]

Juan Cole

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Egypt: Military Regime arrests Dissident Ahmad Maher of April 6 Youth

Egypt: Military Regime arrests Dissident Ahmad Maher of April 6 Youth

Activist Ahmad Maher turned himself in to Egyptian police on Saturday. He and the April 6 organization played a major role in the 2011 revolution […]

Juan Cole

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Juan Cole

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Tamikrest, "Imanin bis Zihoun" (Tuareg Rock Band from Mali)

Tamikrest, “Imanin bis Zihoun” (Tuareg Rock Band from Mali)

Tamikrest is a Tuareg rock band from Mali who sing for peace and reconciliation in that troubled country. They also just played at the annual […]

Juan Cole

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Thousands of Egyptians Protest Anti-Protest Law

Thousands of Egyptians Protest Anti-Protest Law

On Friday, thousands of Egyptians protested Egypt’s Draconian anti-protest law. Most were Muslim Brothers, but leftists and liberals also rejected the law, which requires protesters […]

Juan Cole

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Climate-Changing US Methane Emissions 2.7 Times Higher than Estimates (Chamberlain)

Climate-Changing US Methane Emissions 2.7 Times Higher than Estimates (Chamberlain)

For some oil and gas producing regions, the study found the methane levels not 1.7 times higher but 2.7 times higher. I think in my […]

Juan Cole

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Syrian Refugee Children by the Tragic Numbers

Syrian Refugee Children by the Tragic Numbers

The United Nations High Commission on Refugees has issued a new report on the plight of Syrian refugee children. The numbers are horrifying: Population of […]

Juan Cole

French Court Fines Members of BDS Group Calling for Supermarket Boycott

French Court Fines Members of BDS Group Calling for Supermarket Boycott

A French court imposed a $1,300 fine on members of an anti-Israel group who called on supermarket shoppers to boycott Israeli products. Click here for […]

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