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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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Tens Of Thousands Demonstrate Against

Tens Of Thousands Demonstrate Against

Tens of Thousands Demonstrate Against Iraq War Al-Hakim Calls for “Yes” on Constitution Arrest Warrant in Basra for British Over 100,000 protesters rallied in Washington, […]

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Reader Response On Coleachcar Billmon

Reader Response on Cole/Achcar Billmon carefully considers the pros and cons and finally decides to call for US troops out now because otherwise there is […]

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Cobban Critique Of Cole My Good Friend

Cobban Critique Of Cole My Good Friend

Cobban Critique of Cole My good friend Helena Cobban offers her own critique of my position on the need for some way of forestalling massive […]

Juan Cole

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Fadilah Calls For Defeat Of

Fadilah Calls For Defeat Of

Fadilah Calls for Defeat of Constitution Ayatollah Muhammad Ya`qubi, the leader in Najaf of the Fadilah (Virtue) Party–which has a big political and social base […]

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Abdul Amir Younes Hussein Not Charged

Abdul Amir Younes Hussein Not Charged

Abdul Amir Younes Hussein Not Charged 5 Months Later Arianna Huffington explores the case of CBS cameraman Abdul Amir Younes Hussein, who was detained by […]

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Achcar Replies Gilbert Achcar Replies

Achcar Replies Gilbert Achcar Replies

Achcar Replies Gilbert Achcar replies to my posting of 9/23 on the undesirability of an immediate and complete withdrawal of US forces from Iraq: ‘ […]

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Iraq Conversation With Juan Cole My

Iraq – A Conversation with Juan Cole My video interview on Iraq with Markinsanfran is up at Daily Kos. I also talk about the Middle […]

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Sistani Urges Support For Constitution

Sistani Urges Support For Constitution

Sistani urges Support for Constitution And for Iran Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani called Thursday for Iraqis to vote “yes” on the new Iraqi constitution in […]

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Schwartz Us Out Now Violence Continued

Schwartz Us Out Now Violence Continued

Schwartz: US out Now The violence continued to percolate along on Thursday in Iraq, with up to 12 persons dead in guerrilla actions. Michael Schwartz […]

Juan Cole

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