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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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Samarra Shrine Attacked Golden Dome Or

Samarra Shrine Attacked The Golden Dome or Askariya Shrine in Samarra had its minarets blown up on Wednesday. The shrine is among the holiest in […]

Juan Cole

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Fox News Bimbos In Iraq Out Mashhadani

Fox News Bimbos In Iraq Out Mashhadani

Fox News: Bimbos in, Iraq out Mashhadani to Sue Iran: Captured Diplomats Must not Be Harmed Fox Cable News spent more time than other cable […]

Juan Cole

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Militiant Sufism In Iraq Usg Open

Militiant Sufism In Iraq Usg Open

Militiant Sufism in Iraq The USG Open Source Center translates an interview with a spokesman for a militant offshoot of the Naqshabandi order in Iraq […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Ban Ki Moon Surge Failing Diyala Bridge

Ban Ki Moon Surge Failing Diyala Bridge

Ban Ki-moon: Surge Failing Diyala Bridge Blown Up Mashhadani not going Quietly UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said in his quarterly report on Iraq that […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Iranian Media On Iraq Us Usg Open

Iranian Media On Iraq Us Usg Open

Iranian Media on Iraq & the US The USG Open Source Center translates or paraphrases reports in the Iranian press last week regarding Iran-Iraq relations […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Bush Uses Sudan Iran Assets In Iraq Us

Bush Uses Sudan Iran Assets In Iraq Us

Bush uses Sudan, Iran Assets in Iraq US GIs Killed, Trapped in Bridge Rubble; Al-Mashhadani Dismissed as Speaker; Clashes, Demonstrations in Sadr City Remember all […]

Juan Cole

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Paris Hilton Iraqi Prisoners American

Paris Hilton Iraqi Prisoners American

Paris Hilton & Iraqi Prisoners American cable news has been fixated on the jailing of socialite Paris Hilton for the past week, on grounds that […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Nearly 50 Dead Saturday Us Fires On

Nearly 50 Dead Saturday Us Fires On

Nearly 50 Dead Saturday US Fires on Baquba Mosque Muqtada: Postpone Kirkuk Referendum Police found 24 bodies in Baghdad on Saturday, according to Reuters. 3 […]

Juan Cole

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Guest Essay Polk On Iraq William R

Guest Essay Polk On Iraq William R

Guest Essay: Polk on Iraq William R. Polk Fact Sheet on Iraq What is Iraq: Iraq was created by Great Britain at the end of […]

Juan Cole

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