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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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110 Shiites Dead in 2 Days Talabani Blasts Jaafari for Illegalities AP reports that guerrilla violence in Iraq has taken the lives of 110 Shiites […]

Juan Cole

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85 Shiites Dead At Balad In

85 Shiites Dead At Balad In

85 Shiites Dead at Balad in Carbombings 5 US Troops Killed at Ramadi Friday morning, al-Jazeerah is reporting at least 10 dead and more wounded […]

Juan Cole

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Fayyad In Baghdad It Is No Longer

Fayyad In Baghdad It Is No Longer

Fayyad in Baghdad: It is no Longer Baghdad Al-Sharq al-Awsat carries a long, anguished and meditative piece by Maad Fayyad, an Arab journalist normally based […]

Juan Cole

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You Will Be Democratic Or Else Nearly

You Will Be Democratic Or Else Nearly

You will be Democratic, Or Else! Nearly 3/4s of Americans are now skeptical about the use of force to spread democracy. The idea that the […]

Juan Cole

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American Street Speaks My Article Is

American Street Speaks My Article Is

The American Street Speaks My article is out in Salon.com, The “American street” speaks: Will the Democratic Party listen? The lede is: “As more and […]

Juan Cole

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Bombings In Tal Afar Baghdad Najaf

Bombings In Tal Afar Baghdad Najaf

Bombings in Tal Afar, Baghdad, Najaf Iraq is not World War II Someone detonated a bomb outside the house of Muqtada al-Sadr in Najaf around […]

Juan Cole

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Iran And Iraq Muhsin Al Hakim

Iran And Iraq Muhsin Al Hakim

Iran and Iraq Muhsin al-Hakim “Horrified” at British Assault in Basra Muhsin al-Hakim, the son of Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, spoke out in Tehran about the […]

Juan Cole

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Guest Editorial Achcar On Iraq

Guest Editorial Achcar On Iraq

Guest Editorial: Achcar on “Iraq Developments” “Iraq developments” by Gilbert Achcar ‘ 1) The Saudi Kingdom and Iraq The last weeks and days have seen […]

Juan Cole

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Car Bomber Penetrates Green Zone 33

Car Bomber Penetrates Green Zone 33 Deaths in Guerrilla Violence The Washington Post reports that “A car bomber penetrated the heavily fortified Green Zone in […]

Juan Cole

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