Informed Comment Homepage

Thoughts on the Middle East, History and Religion

Header Right

  • Featured
  • US politics
  • Middle East
  • Environment
  • US Foreign Policy
  • Energy
  • Economy
  • Politics
  • About
  • Archives
  • Submissions

© 2025 Informed Comment

  • Skip to content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Main Content

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,

09/14/2025 By Global Voices

More Stories

Iraq
U.S. Releases First Of Seized Iraqi Papers

U.S. Releases First Of Seized Iraqi Papers

Reprinted for research purposes. washingtonpost.com > World > Middle East U.S. Releases First Of Seized Iraqi Papers By Walter Pincus Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, […]

contributors

Uncategorized
Bush Affirms Policy Of Preemptive

Bush Affirms Policy Of Preemptive

Bush Affirms Policy of “Preemptive” Attack Bush reaffirmed Thursday his policy of willingness to strike first against states he considers enemies. There is a real […]

Juan Cole

Uncategorized
Usiraqi Attack On Samarra Region

Usiraqi Attack On Samarra Region

US/Iraqi Attack on Samarra Region Parliament Sworn In Saddam Hussein’s call at his trial for Iraqis to unite, stop killing each other on sectarian grounds, […]

Juan Cole

Uncategorized
Halabja Riot Against America Kurds In

Halabja Riot Against America Kurds In

Halabja Riot against America Kurds in Halabja went on a rampage on Thursday, protesting the Kurdistan Regional Government’s inattention to social services. They assaulted the […]

Juan Cole

al-Qaeda
Saddam Was Trying To Capture Zarqawi

Saddam Was Trying To Capture Zarqawi

Saddam Was Trying to Capture Zarqawi The Bush administration repeatedly made the presence in Iraq of Abu Musab Zarqawi a pretext for invading the country […]

Juan Cole

Uncategorized
Shiite Pilgrims Us Troops Killed

Shiite Pilgrims Us Troops Killed

Shiite Pilgrims, US Troops Killed Parliament Meets to no End Two Shiite pilgrims were shot dead in Baghdad on Wednesday, among other killings and bombings […]

Juan Cole

Uncategorized
Harith Al Dhari On Sectarian Conflict

Harith Al Dhari On Sectarian Conflict

Harith al-Dhari on Sectarian Conflict in Iraq The Open Source Center translates an interview from al-Zaman with hard line Sunni Arab fundamentalist leader Harith al-Dhari. […]

Juan Cole

Uncategorized
Darfur Petition Human Rights First Has

Darfur Petition Human Rights First Has

Darfur Petition Human Rights First has put up an important petition on the Darfur genocide. You can see short film about the issue here. Here […]

Juan Cole

Uncategorized
80 Bodies Found Massive Attack On

80 Bodies Found Massive Attack On

80 Bodies Found Massive Attack on Green Zone Foiled Al-Hayat reports fighting in Ramadi between guerrillas and US forces. I guess that isn’t news anymore, […]

Juan Cole

  • « Previous Page
  • Page 1
  • …
  • Page 2657
  • Page 2658
  • Page 2659
  • Page 2660
  • Page 2661
  • …
  • Page 3026
  • Next Page »

Primary Sidebar

Latest

Israel/ Palestine

Gaza and the Death of Conscience

Middle East Monitor

Israel/ Palestine

The ‘Gaza Riviera’ is a fantasy Plan that relies on Urbicide and Expulsion

The Conversation

European Union

European Parliament asks for Recognition of Palestinian State, Upholds halt to Aid to Israel

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine

How America helped create the Palestinian Authority – only to undermine it ever since

The Conversation

Popular

  • Top 4 Reasons Netanyahu Bombed Negotiators' Offices in Qatar
  • European Parliament asks for Recognition of Palestinian State, Upholds halt to Aid to Israel
  • Israeli Strike in Doha crosses a new Line from which Relations with Gulf may not Recover
  • While Trump Fiddles, China declares Eurasia Open for Business at At Shanghai Cooperation Org. Summit
  • Iran Seeks China's help to Install 7 gigs of new Solar Capacity in "4th Industrial Revolution"
Sign up for our newsletter

Informed Comment © 2025 All Rights Reserved