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Ancient Nomadic Scythians Found to be Ethnically Diverse
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Ancient Nomadic Scythians Found to be Ethnically Diverse

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The more genetic history that is done, the more it is clear that ancient ethnonyms, the names given supposed ethnicities, […]

Making it official: Famine strikes Gaza City

Making it official: Famine strikes Gaza City

08/24/2025 By Middle East Monitor

Ancient Iran’s Paradise Pleasure Gardens: Unimaginable Beauty and Opulence

Ancient Iran’s Paradise Pleasure Gardens: Unimaginable Beauty and Opulence

08/24/2025 By The Conversation

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UIA Divisions Endanger Security in Shrine Cities Iraqi politicians said on Wednesday that the visit to Iraq of Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice and UK […]

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Exit Plans Senator John Kerry Argues

Exit Plans Senator John Kerry argues that the United States should set a May 15 deadline for the formation of a national unity government in […]

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21 Killed Dozens Wounded Jaafari

21 Killed Dozens Wounded Jaafari

21 Killed, Dozens Wounded Jaafari refuses to Resign The Iraq Civil War ground on Tuesday. Guerrilla violence killed 21 in Iraq on Tuesday, including 10 […]

Juan Cole

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Endowment Effort For Knight Wallace

Endowment Effort For Knight Wallace

Endowment Effort for Knight-Wallace Middle East Fellows Here’s an extremely important announcement: The Knight-Wallace Fellows in Journalism at the University of Michigan is opening an […]

Juan Cole

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9 Us Troops Dead Truck Bomb At Shiite

9 Us Troops Dead Truck Bomb At Shiite

9 US Troops Dead Truck Bomb at Shiite Mosque The CBC reports that 9 US troops were announced dead on Monday, the highest one-day total […]

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Violence Kills 50 Health Food Security

Violence Kills 50 Health Food Security

Violence Kills 50 Health, Food, Security Situations Spiral Down Sunni guerrillas blew up a small Shiite mosque in Baquba northeast of the capital on Sunday. […]

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Political Maneuvers In Baghdad Saudi

Political Maneuvers In Baghdad Saudi

Political Maneuvers in Baghdad The Saudi-backed London daily al-Hayat [Life] [Ar.] argues that the visit (demarche would be more like it) of Secretary of State […]

Juan Cole

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Guest Comment Paying Price At Un For

Guest Comment Paying Price At Un For

Guest Comment: Paying the Price at the UN for Iraq Ambassador Gerald B. Helman writes: ‘ At some point, historians, scholars and foreign affairs practitioners […]

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42 Bodies Found In Iraq 19 Others

42 Bodies Found in Iraq 19 Others Killed in Separate Incidents In a macabre harvest, 42 bodies were found in various places in Iraq on […]

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