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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?

08/13/2025 By Juan Cole

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Al Zaman Shiite Clashes With British

Al Zaman Shiite Clashes With British

Al-Zaman: Shiite Clashes with British in South As Security Deteriorates Grand Ayatollah al-Najafi calls for withdrawal of foreign troops Al-Zaman reports that the security situation […]

Juan Cole

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Israelis Kill Un Peacekeepers Halutz

Israelis Kill Un Peacekeepers Halutz

Israelis Kill UN Peacekeepers Halutz Commits to War Crimes Israeli Airstrikes Kill Nabatiyeh Family $150 Million Damage to Factories Update: Hizbullah fighters defending Bint Jbeil […]

Juan Cole

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Congress Expects Islamic Dawa To

Congress Expects Islamic Dawa To

Congress Expects Islamic Dawa to Support Israel, Condemn Hizbullah Dawa’s Unsavory Past The AIPAC Democrats in Congress came after Iraqi PM Nuri al-Maliki on Tuesday, […]

Juan Cole

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Maliki And Bush Pledge Troops To

Maliki And Bush Pledge Troops To

Maliki and Bush Pledge Troops to Baghdad 32 Dead in Scattered Violence In a tense and awkward news conference on Tuesday, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki […]

Juan Cole

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Hizbullah Pledges Deeper Attacks

Hizbullah Pledges Deeper Attacks

Hizbullah Pledges Deeper Attacks Strikes Haifa, Galilee Kills Arab Girl Hasan Nasrallah, the Hizbullah leader, threatened Tuesday to fire rockets beyond Haifa, implictly threatening Tel […]

Juan Cole

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Problems With Israeli Military

Problems With Israeli Military

Problems with Israeli Military Performance If you read Reuven Pedatzur’s article in Haaretz attentively, you will see that he is indicting the Israeli armed forces […]

Juan Cole

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Rice Ultimatum To Lebanon Undermined

Rice Ultimatum To Lebanon Undermined

Rice Ultimatum to Lebanon undermined by Maliki Israelis Kill 7 Civilians Monday in 40 Bombing Raids The LA Times reports that Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri […]

Juan Cole

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Chronicle Forum On Blogging And

Chronicle Forum On Blogging And

Chronicle Forum on Blogging and Careers The Chronicle of Higher Education did a forum, which is freely accessible this week, on the question of “Can […]

Juan Cole

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Israelis Kill 8 Wound 45 On Sunday

Israelis Kill 8 Wound 45 On Sunday

Israelis Kill 8, wound 45 on Sunday Strike Clinic, Ambulance, Factories, Minibus, Journalist Hizbullah Rockets Hit Haifa, Kill 2 The Daily Star reports that “Israeli […]

Juan Cole

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