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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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Guerrillas Kill 6 Iraqi Soldiers Wound

Guerrillas Kill 6 Iraqi Soldiers Wound

Guerrillas Kill 6 Iraqi Soldiers, Wound 25 Over a thousand demonstrators rallied in Hilla to protest the bombing on Monday that is now estimated to […]

Juan Cole

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Lebanon Realignment And Syria It Is

Lebanon Realignment and Syria It is often pointed out that presidents get too much praise and blame for the economy, since the domestic economy has […]

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Negotiations Continue On Formation Of

Negotiations Continue on Formation of Iraqi Government Al-Hayat: A Fallujah notable, Khalid Fakhri al-Jamili, said Monday that the Americans were engaged in a large-scale set […]

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Dawa Party Background Aaron Glantz

Dawa Party Background Aaron Glantz

Dawa Party Background Aaron Glantz gives an overview of the Dawa Party of Ibrahim Jaafari since 1980. One thing I would quibble with is that […]

Juan Cole

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Breaking News Lebanese Government

Breaking News Lebanese Government

Breaking News: Lebanese Government Resigns in Face of VideoClip Revolution Futur television satellite news is reporting that the Lebanese government has resigned. For the last […]

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Breaking News Bloodbath In Hilla With

Breaking News: Bloodbath in Hilla with 120 Dead, 200 Wounded Guerrillas drove a carbomb into the midst of young Shiite men standing in line to […]

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8 Dead In Mosul Uia Visits Sistani

8 Dead in Mosul UIA visits Sistani Threat of a Deadlock Guerrillas detonated a bomb in Mosul on Sunday that killed 8 persons and injured […]

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Mubarak And Elections Egyptian

Mubarak and elections, Egyptian President Husni Mubarak is going to allow multiparty competition for the presidency. But note that only offically recognized parties can field […]

Juan Cole

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S Book Review On Islam And Iraq Paul

sBook Review on Islam and Iraq Paul William Roberts reviews a number of books about Islam and/or Iraq, and has some kind words about my […]

Juan Cole

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