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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?

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Politics Of Race And Religion In

Politics Of Race And Religion In

The Politics of Race and Religion in Denmark A reader living in Denmark writes: ‘ I was most surprised to hear that there had been […]

Juan Cole

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Guerrilla Violence Leaves 9 Iraqis 4

Guerrilla Violence Leaves 9 Iraqis 4

Guerrilla Violence Leaves 9 Iraqis, 4 GIs Dead Shiites Targeted during Festival CBS says that Sunni-Shiite violence in Iraq is increasing, as is Sunni frustration […]

Juan Cole

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5000 Sadrists Demonstrate Against

5000 Sadrists Demonstrate Against

5,000 Sadrists Demonstrate Against Denmark in Kut Sadr Pledges Solidarity with Syria against ‘Israel, UK, US’ AP reports that the young Shiite nationalist leader Muqtada […]

Juan Cole

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More On Hypocrisy Of West And

More on the Hypocrisy of the West and Cartoongate The Danish newspaper that published the caricatures of Muhammad refused to carry cartoons lampooning Jesus of […]

Juan Cole

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Caricatures Roil Muslim World Beirut

Caricatures Roil Muslim World Beirut

Caricatures Roil Muslim World Beirut Embassy Torched Iraq Demonstrations, Threats against Danish Troops Before I launch into this report, I want to underline that few […]

Juan Cole

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Fact File On Reaction To Danish

Fact File On Reaction To Danish

Fact File on Reaction to Danish Caricatures It is being alleged in some quarters that the controversy over the Danish caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad […]

Juan Cole

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Nearly 2 Dozen Dead In Attacks Us Uk

Nearly 2 Dozen Dead In Attacks Us Uk

Nearly 2 Dozen Dead in Attacks US, UK to Seek Long-Term Bases Bush is asking for yet another commitment of $120 billion for Iraq (and […]

Juan Cole

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Muslim Protests Against Anti Muhammad

Muslim Protests Against Anti Muhammad

Muslim Protests Against Anti-Muhammad Caricatures Several readers have asked what I think about the protests among Muslims against the caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad published […]

Juan Cole

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George “Gen. Jack Ripper” Bush

George “Gen. Jack Ripper” Bush

George “Gen. Jack Ripper” Bush Another leaked British memo (“everywhere you dig you find a body”) reveals that Bush and Blair sat around on January […]

Juan Cole

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