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Ancient Nomadic Scythians Found to be Ethnically Diverse
Archaeology

Ancient Nomadic Scythians Found to be Ethnically Diverse

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The more genetic history that is done, the more it is clear that ancient ethnonyms, the names given supposed ethnicities, […]

Making it official: Famine strikes Gaza City

Making it official: Famine strikes Gaza City

08/24/2025 By Middle East Monitor

Ancient Iran’s Paradise Pleasure Gardens: Unimaginable Beauty and Opulence

Ancient Iran’s Paradise Pleasure Gardens: Unimaginable Beauty and Opulence

08/24/2025 By The Conversation

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Dec. 6: Top Ten New Wikileaks on Greater Middle East

Dec. 6: Top Ten New Wikileaks on Greater Middle East

Here are this weekend’s top ten Wikileaks revelations for the Greater Middle East: The US and India wanted to slap United Nations sanctions on Hafiz […]

Juan Cole

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Map: Ethnicities Afghanistan

Map: Ethnicities Afghanistan

Juan Cole

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Map: Religions & Ethnicities of Iraq

Map: Religions & Ethnicities of Iraq

Juan Cole

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Wikileaks and the New McCarthyism:  Maybe we Just Need a More Open Government

Wikileaks and the New McCarthyism: Maybe we Just Need a More Open Government

A big issue in the Wikileaks controversy has to do with restrictions on freedom of speech in a democratic society, and the use of pressure […]

Juan Cole

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Map: Modern Iran

Map: Modern Iran

Modern Iran Click to go to map, click again to enlarge. Informed Comment Map Page (Under Construcion)

Juan Cole

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Jamiol: The Embarrassment of Wikileaks Leaks

Jamiol: The Embarrassment of Wikileaks Leaks

Paul Jamiol on Reactions to the Wikileaks: Courtesy “Jamiol’s World”

Juan Cole

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Israel's Mega-Fire and Climate Change's Drying Mediterranean

Israel’s Mega-Fire and Climate Change’s Drying Mediterranean

You can’t relate a one-off event like Israel’s massive forest fire near Haifa to climate change, which has to be measured over a long series. […]

Juan Cole

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Charges Against Cheney Filed by Nigeria in Bribery Case

Charges Against Cheney Filed by Nigeria in Bribery Case

The Lagos Guardian reports that the Nigerian government has preferred charges against former US vice president Richard Bruce Cheney (they always give the full names […]

Juan Cole

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The Ottoman Empire, 1798-1923

The Ottoman Empire, 1798-1923

The real background of the modern Middle East: Map: The Ottoman Empire, 1798-1923

Juan Cole

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