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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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Iran Alleges Saudi Plot Story is MEK Sting

The state-backed Iran Times carries a report from Iran’s Mehr news service that alleges that it learned from Interpol that Gholam Shakuri is a member […]

Juan Cole

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News that Makes you Go ‘Hunh’?

News that Makes you Go ‘Hunh’?

Simple explanations for perplexing news headlines. * A poll shows that the US public blames politicians in Washington, D.C., more than they do Wall Street, […]

Juan Cole

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Sanctions on Iran will Never Produce Real Change

Sanctions on Iran will Never Produce Real Change

After the announcement of the alleged Iranian plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador in Washington, D.C. (a case that, on the basis of what has […]

Juan Cole

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This is the Way the Iraq War Ends, with Bangs and Whimpers

The Associated Press is reporting that its sources in the Obama administration are admitting that all US troops will have to leave Iraq by 31 […]

Juan Cole

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Did Columbus Cause Climate Change?

Did Columbus Cause Climate Change?

This story is irresistible for a world historian interested in climate change. Richard Nevle, a geochemist at Stanford, argues that the European advent in the […]

Juan Cole

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Facebook Shanghaiing

Facebook Shanghaiing

There are lots of problematic things about the way Facebook is run, and many more serious than the one I’m going to complain about. For […]

Juan Cole

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Somalia Drought Victims

Somalia Drought Victims

Somalia has been suffering from drought for two years, but now the situation is becoming a crisis. Even the recent arrival of rains is problematic […]

Juan Cole

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Mayor Bloomberg and Occupy Wall Street by the Numbers

Mayor Bloomberg and Occupy Wall Street by the Numbers

Brookfield Properties, the owner of Zucotti Park where the Occupy Wall Street protesters have been gathered for weeks, is insisting on “cleaning” its property on […]

Juan Cole

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Wagging the Dog with Iran’s Maxwell Smart

Wagging the Dog with Iran’s Maxwell Smart

I personally do not understand how the corporate media in the US can report the following things about Manssor Arbabsiar and then go on to […]

Juan Cole

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