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Scientists Prove Justinian’s Plague, which Continued through the Rise of Islam, was Caused by Y. Pestis
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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 in the Roman Empire and Sasanian Iran, as well as neighboring areas such […]

Beyond Diplomacy: Qatar’s strategic posture redraws the regional Map of Resistance

Beyond Diplomacy: Qatar’s strategic posture redraws the regional Map of Resistance

09/15/2025 By Juan Cole

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Back to 1984? Trump Sees World Power through Petroleum-colored Glasses

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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 […]

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More On Hypocrisy Of West And

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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 […]

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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 to Seek Long-Term Bases Bush is asking for yet another commitment of $120 billion for Iraq (and […]

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

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Shiite Control Of Interior Red Line Al

Shiite control of Interior a Red Line Al-Zaman reports [Ar.] that Abdul Aziz al-Hakim of the Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq is still […]

Juan Cole

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