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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,

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Mystery of Iranian Nuclear Scientist and the Duelling YouTube Videos

Mystery of Iranian Nuclear Scientist and the Duelling YouTube Videos

Aljazeera English reports on the two contradictory videos that have surfaced, in one of which Dr. Shahram Amiri, an Iranian nuclear scientist, maintains that he […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Raid Survivor Says he Disarmed 2 Israeli Commandos in Midst of Shooting Rampage

Raid Survivor Says he Disarmed 2 Israeli Commandos in Midst of Shooting Rampage

Kenneth O’Keefe, a victim of the brutal Israeli raid on the Mavi Marmara on Memorial Day that killed one American citizen and 8 others, at […]

Juan Cole

Afghanistan
Insurgents Kill 10 NATO Troops; <br/> Afghanistan Condemns Israel

Insurgents Kill 10 NATO Troops;
Afghanistan Condemns Israel

Insurgents in Afghanistan killed 10 NATO troops on Monday, 7 of them Americans. Five of the US troops were killed in Eastern Afghanistan, the two […]

Juan Cole

Environment
Catty BP Strategies in Gulf

Catty BP Strategies in Gulf

Catty BP Strategies in Gulf

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Jewish Gaza Aid Flotilla Planned

Jewish Gaza Aid Flotilla Planned

Now a German Jewish organization, Jewish Voice for Peace in the Middle East, is planning an aid flotilla to Gaza! Please send them money. There […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
“Peace is Terror, Protest is Terror” <br> – The Israeli Ministry of Truth

“Peace is Terror, Protest is Terror”
– The Israeli Ministry of Truth

Eric Blair, a.k.a. George Orwell, is often wrongly thought to have been writing science fiction in his seminal novel, 1984. In fact, he was simply […]

Juan Cole

Afghanistan
Key Afghan Security Officials Sacked by Karzai <br/> Taliban Reject Peace Talks<br/> Bombings in Jalalabad, Kunduz, Qandahar

Key Afghan Security Officials Sacked by Karzai
Taliban Reject Peace Talks
Bombings in Jalalabad, Kunduz, Qandahar

The security situation in Afghanistan continued to be bad on Sunday. In Jalalabad in the eastern Pashtun region, a roadside bomb targeting a US convoy […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Tel Aviv Rally Against Gaza Blockade; <br> Wave of Protests, Gov't Condemnation

Tel Aviv Rally Against Gaza Blockade;
Wave of Protests, Gov’t Condemnation

Waves of protests and governmental denunciations against Israel’s attack on the Mavi Marmara relief vessel last Monday washed over the world, even as Israel raided […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Northern Ireland Condemns Israeli Raid on <i>Rachel Corrie,</i><br/> “Completely unacceptable Use of Force”

Northern Ireland Condemns Israeli Raid on Rachel Corrie,
“Completely unacceptable Use of Force”

In what N. Irish Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness described as a “raid,” the Israeli Navy again commandeered an unarmed, peaceful ship in international waters, […]

Juan Cole

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