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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,

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Us Bombs Dhuluiyyah Basra Declares

Us Bombs Dhuluiyyah Basra Declares

US Bombs Dhulu’iyyah Basra declares Noncooperation US warplanes bombed the small Sunni Arab city of Dhulu’iyyah (Thuluiya) on Wednesday. The bombing is unlikely to be […]

Juan Cole

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Huffington On Bolton And Plame Someone

Huffington On Bolton And Plame Someone

Huffington on Bolton and Plame Someone in the Bush White House blew the cover of a CIA operative, Valerie Plame, to punish her husband, Joe […]

Juan Cole

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9 Americans Dead Sadrs Popularity

9 Americans Dead Sadrs Popularity

9 Americans Dead Sadr’s Popularity Grows versus British in Basra Guerrillas have used bombings to kill nine Americans since Monday. Four US GIs were killed […]

Juan Cole

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British Storm Basra Jail With Tanks

British Storm Basra Jail With Tanks

British Storm Basra Jail with Tanks Sabrina Tavernise of the New York Times gives the only account of alarming events in Basra I have yet […]

Juan Cole

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Muqtada Al Sadrs Response To Basra

Muqtada Al Sadrs Response To Basra

Muqtada Al-Sadr’s Response to Basra Events – Achcar Translation Gilbert Achcar writes: “The office of Muqtada al-Sadr published tonight (Sept 19) the following press release […]

Juan Cole

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Iranian Television On Basra Tensions

Iranian Television On Basra Tensions

Iranian Television on Basra Tensions BBC World Monitoring translated this report on Al-Alam, the Iranian Arabic-language satellite program, on Sept. 14: September 14, 2005, Wednesday […]

Juan Cole

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Evolve Tv Evolve Tvs Issue Will Be Web

Evolve Tv Evolve Tvs Issue Will Be Web

Evolve TV Evolve TV’s “The Issue” will be a web-based hard-hitting interview program on public and foreign affairs. Now that PBS is being increasingly politicized, […]

Juan Cole

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One To Two Billion Dollars Missing At

One To Two Billion Dollars Missing At

One to Two Billion Dollars Missing at Ministry of Defense Hannah Allam of Knight Ridder broke the story this past summer that a billion dollars […]

Juan Cole

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Member Of Parliament Killed 24 Bodies

Member Of Parliament Killed 24 Bodies

Member of Parliament killed 24 Bodies Found The deputy speaker of the Iraqi parliament, Husain Shahristani, had the final text of the constitution “read” in […]

Juan Cole

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