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Early Farming in Middle East, Sometimes Matriarchal, Spread through Learning, not Conquest
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Early Farming in Middle East, Sometimes Matriarchal, Spread through Learning, not Conquest

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – A new study by Dilek Koptekin et al., a Swiss-Turkish team, has appeared in Science that combines archeological and genetics […]

12 Days Of War: Takeaways From The Israel-Iran Conflict

12 Days Of War: Takeaways From The Israel-Iran Conflict

06/30/2025 By Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty

Chaotic new Aid System means getting Food in Gaza has become a Matter of Life – and often Death

Chaotic new Aid System means getting Food in Gaza has become a Matter of Life – and often Death

06/30/2025 By The Conversation

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Iranian Satellite Alarms West, Arab Neighbors

Iranian Satellite Alarms West, Arab Neighbors

Iran put a satellite into low earth orbit on Tuesday, in honor of the anniversary of the revolution that brought the Islamic Republic to power […]

Juan Cole

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OSC: Al-Maliki says US Could Leave Iraq Early

OSC: Al-Maliki says US Could Leave Iraq Early

The USG Open Source Center translates a short interview with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on the timetable for US troop withdrawal from Iraq. ‘Al-Maliki […]

Juan Cole

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Suicide Bomber Kills 25 Policemen in Afghanistan; American UN Official Kidnapped in Quetta; Pakistani Taliban take over Swat

Suicide Bomber Kills 25 Policemen in Afghanistan; American UN Official Kidnapped in Quetta; Pakistani Taliban take over Swat

In Afghanistan on Monday, a suicide bomber dressed as a policeman infiltrated a police compound and detonated his payload, killing at least 25 officers of […]

Juan Cole

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Posch: " Obama’s Iran Challenge: a last chance for engagement? "

Posch: " Obama’s Iran Challenge: a last chance for engagement? "

Walter Posch writes in a guest op-ed for IC: Iran is generally viewed as to be one of the biggest challenges for the incoming administration. […]

Juan Cole

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Centralizing Parties advancing in Iraq’s Provincial Election Results

Centralizing Parties advancing in Iraq’s Provincial Election Results

The big news out of the leaks from Iraq’s vote counters is that parties seeking a strong central government appear to have won big in […]

Juan Cole

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Da’wa, Maliki May Gain from Provincial Elections

Da’wa, Maliki May Gain from Provincial Elections

Early reports say that 60% of Iraqi’s electorate came out for Saturday’s election of provincial councils. The results will be announced by the end of […]

Juan Cole

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Iraqi Voters select provincial Councils in Saturday’s Vote

Iraqi Voters select provincial Councils in Saturday’s Vote

Iraqis go to the polls Saturday to vote in the first provincial elections since January, 2005. This time, two big things are different. The Sunni […]

Juan Cole

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Ajami’s Sleight of Hand: Bush made Emancipator and Obama Smeared

Ajami’s Sleight of Hand: Bush made Emancipator and Obama Smeared

The odd collection of con men, carpetbaggers, mercenaries, court jesters, and professional propagandists that gathered around W. the way pilot fish jostle about a great […]

Juan Cole

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Provincial Elections in Iraq

Provincial Elections in Iraq

More on Iraq’s provincial elections, slated for Saturday for most people, though some categories of voter have already voted,on Wednesday (e.g.police, the sick). This sample […]

Juan Cole

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