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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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Bombings Provoke Fears Of Hot Civil

Bombings Provoke Fears Of Hot Civil

Bombings Provoke Fears of Hot Civil War Jalal al-Din Saghir, an Iraqi parliamentarian close to Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani, called the weekend’s onslaught of suicide […]

Juan Cole

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Leeds Cell Linked To Al Libi Mystery

Leeds Cell Linked To Al Libi Mystery

Leeds Cell Linked to al-Libi? The Mystery of the Egyptian Chemist Pakistani authorities have traced one telephone call from one of the July 7 bombers […]

Juan Cole

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Rove It Is All Going To Be

Rove It Is All Going To Be

Rove: It is all going to be Declassified From Meet the Press with Tim Russert, 7/17: ‘ MR. RUSSERT: This is the cover of your […]

Juan Cole

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Did Bush Intervene In Iraqi Elections

Did Bush Intervene In Iraqi Elections

Did Bush Intervene in Iraqi Elections? The Bush administration may have thrown covert support to its favored political parties in Iraq over objections from Congress, […]

Juan Cole

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Musayyib Death Toll Rises To Nearly

Musayyib Death Toll Rises To Nearly

Musayyib Death Toll Rises to Nearly 100 Reuters is reporting that the death toll from the gas station bombing in Musayyib on Saturday has risen […]

Juan Cole

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87 Dead In Iraq Attacks Over 100

87 Dead In Iraq Attacks Over 100

87 Dead in Iraq Attacks, over 100 wounded 3 British Troops Killed The Age reports that a suicide bomber in Musayyib killed at least 70 […]

Juan Cole

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29 Dead 111 Wounded In Wave Of

29 Dead 111 Wounded In Wave Of

29 Dead, 111 Wounded in Wave of Bombings 2 Marines Dead, 7 US Troops Wounded Street Battles in Samarra Sameer Yacoub of AP reports that […]

Juan Cole

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London Bombing Egypt Pakistan And

London Bombing Egypt Pakistan And

The London Bombing: Egypt, Pakistan and France Weigh In The Egyptian government has arrested Magdy Elnashar, an associate of the bombers in Leeds, a chemist […]

Juan Cole

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Ghost Of Muhammad Naeem Noor Khan John

Ghost Of Muhammad Naeem Noor Khan John

The Ghost of Muhammad Naeem Noor Khan John Aravosis at AmericaBlog brings up the awful possibility, based on an ABC report, that the Public Relations-hungry […]

Juan Cole

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