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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,

09/14/2025 By Global Voices

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28 Killed 88 Wounded In Iraq On Sunday

28 Killed 88 Wounded In Iraq On Sunday

28 Killed, 88 Wounded in Iraq on Sunday Ash-Sharq al-Awsat estimates that bombings, drive-by shootings and other acts of guerrilla violence took 28 lives in […]

Juan Cole

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Iranian Hardliners And Iraq Informal

Iranian Hardliners And Iraq Informal

Iranian Hardliners and Iraq Informal Irainian volunteers have come forward in the thousands for suicide bombings against the Americans in Iraq. They say, however,that they […]

Juan Cole

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Reagans Passing I Did Not Say Anything

Reagans Passing I Did Not Say Anything

Reagan’s Passing I did not say anything yesterday about Ronald Reagan’s death. The day a person dies he has a right to be left alone. […]

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Sistani Meets Muqtada Ceasefire Taking

Sistani Meets Muqtada Ceasefire Taking

Sistani Meets Muqtada; Ceasefire Taking Hold Fighting continued Saturday in East Baghdad. A roadside bomb killed two US soldiers and wounded two others. Mahdi Army […]

Juan Cole

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5 Us Troops Killed 5 Wounded New

5 Us Troops Killed 5 Wounded New

5 US Troops Killed, 5 wounded New Accord in Najaf Five US troops were killed and five wounded on Friday while patrolling near East Baghdad […]

Juan Cole

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Al Haeris Conditions Ash Sharq Al

Al Haeris Conditions Ash Sharq Al

Al-Haeri’s Conditions ash-Sharq al-Awsat: Old-time al-Da`wa leader in exile, Ayatollah Kadhim al-Haeri, issued a statement Friday from Qom, Iran, on the caretaker government in Iraq. […]

Juan Cole

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Situation In Iraq Acutely Threatens

Situation In Iraq Acutely Threatens

The situation in Iraq acutely threatens Israeli security From Friday’s Daily Star By Juan Cole Friday, June 04, 2004 As the American public gradually wearies […]

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Iran Leader Slams Caretaker Government

Iran Leader Slams Caretaker Government

Iran Leader Slams Caretaker Government in iraq Iran’s supreme jurisprudent, Ali Khamenei, spoke out Thursday against the new Iraqi government, saying that it was filled […]

Juan Cole

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Iraq As Failed State Fund For Peace

Iraq As Failed State Fund For Peace

Iraq as failed State The Fund for Peace has an important new study on Iraq that warns it has become a failed state. . Newsday […]

Juan Cole

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