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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?

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Top 5 Effects of Egyptian Revolution

Top 5 Effects of Egyptian Revolution

5. Thousands of protesters marched Sunday on the presidential palace of Yemen’s Ali Abdullah Salih, who has ruled since 1978. The United States has increasingly […]

Juan Cole

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Communique No. 5 Suspends Constitution, Prorogues Parliament

Communique No. 5 Suspends Constitution, Prorogues Parliament

The Egyptian military high command council issued Communique no. 5 Sunday, answering some of the lingering questions being posed by protesters on Sunday. McClatchy has […]

Juan Cole

Egypt
Egypt Protests Spark Confrontations in Yemen, Algeria

Egypt Protests Spark Confrontations in Yemen, Algeria

An attempt by the military police to clear Tahrir Square in downtown Cairo Sunday of all protesters seemed as though it were succeeding until mid-morning. […]

Juan Cole

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Egypt After Mubarak:  Cole on Russia Today

Egypt After Mubarak: Cole on Russia Today

Here is the Russia Today roundtable on the implications of the stepping down of Hosni Mubarak, in which I participated.

Juan Cole

Egypt
Scenarios for Egypt's Future: How Democratic Will it Be?

Scenarios for Egypt’s Future: How Democratic Will it Be?

Hosni Mubarak is gone to the wild elation of Egyptian crowds. The country is now being run by a council of military officers. They say […]

Juan Cole

Egypt
Egyptian Crowds Reject Mubarak Speech, Pledge Massive Friday Protests

Egyptian Crowds Reject Mubarak Speech, Pledge Massive Friday Protests

Having refused to jump, Mubarak was pushed out by the military on Friday. Was traveling, will update tonight. The roller coaster media ride on Thursday […]

Juan Cole

Egypt
Amr: Memo from Egypt: We Shall Not Be Moved

Amr: Memo from Egypt: We Shall Not Be Moved

Ahmed Amr writes from Cairo in a guest column for Informed Comment Memo from Egypt: We Shall Not Be Moved With every passing day, the […]

Juan Cole

Egypt
Wael Ghonim vs. Barack Obama: Change we Can Believe in, Yes we Can

Wael Ghonim vs. Barack Obama: Change we Can Believe in, Yes we Can

Ooops, somehow an older draft got auto-published. This is the actual posting.

Juan Cole

Egypt
Wael Ghonim vs. Barack Obama: Change we Can Believe in, Yes we Can

Wael Ghonim vs. Barack Obama: Change we Can Believe in, Yes we Can

It is no secret that President Barack Obama has been in some regards a profound disappointment to the American Left, and his erratic and often […]

Juan Cole

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