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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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Dozens Kidnapped Killed Wounded Car

Dozens Kidnapped Killed Wounded Car

Dozens Kidnapped, Killed, Wounded A car bomb wounded 11 in an attack on police in the norther part of the city of Hilla. Guerrillas killed […]

Juan Cole

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As Many As 90 Killed Badr Demands

As Many As 90 Killed Badr Demands

As Many as 90 Killed Badr Demands Khalilzad’s Expulsion A suicide bomber struck an army recruiting station near Tal Afar in northern Iraq, killing 40 […]

Juan Cole

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Afghan Convert Released Afghan

Afghan Convert Released Afghan

Afghan Convert Released The Afghan authorities have released Abdul Rahman, a convert from Islam to Christianity who was facing a death sentence for apostacy. Apparently […]

Juan Cole

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Cole On Television Ill Be Interviewed

Cole On Television Ill Be Interviewed

Cole on Television I’ll be interviewed in the ABC Evening News Monday evening. Also I’ll be a guest on the Lehrer Show, PBS.

Juan Cole

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69 Killed In Separate Outbreaks Of

69 Killed In Separate Outbreaks Of

69 Killed in Separate Outbreaks of Violence All hell broke loose in Iraq on Sunday, but I’m darned if I can figure out most of […]

Juan Cole

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40 Casualties In Mahdi Army Clash With

40 Casualties In Mahdi Army Clash With

40 Casualties in Mahdi Army clash with Sunni Arab guerrillas AP reports that major clashes were fought Saturday at Mahmudiyah south of Baghdad between Mahdi […]

Juan Cole

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Year Four Of Iraq Civil War 51 Killed

Year Four Of Iraq Civil War 51 Killed

Year Four of Iraq Civil War: 51 Killed AP reports that guerrilla violence in Iraq killed 51 on Friday. In addition to bombings and drive-by […]

Juan Cole

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Police Strike In Fallujah Tal Afar

Police Strike In Fallujah Tal Afar

Police Strike in Fallujah Tal Afar Success Questioned Alzaman/Reuters report that the police in Fallujah went on strike. They are protesting excesses committed by the […]

Juan Cole

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Guerrilla Violence Kills 58 Khalilzad

Guerrilla Violence Kills 58 Khalilzad

Guerrilla Violence Kills 58 Khalilzad Accuses Iranians A suicide bomber detonated his payload outside the major crime unit of the Ministry of the Interior on […]

Juan Cole

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