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Scientists prove Extensive Viking Silver Trade with Abbasid Empire from British Silver Hoard
Abbasid Empire

Scientists prove Extensive Viking Silver Trade with Abbasid Empire from British Silver Hoard

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Northeastern England fell to the Vikings in 865, and they held it for several decades. They not only had what […]

Saudi Arabia: Executions Surge in bid to Crush Dissent (HRW)

Saudi Arabia: Executions Surge in bid to Crush Dissent (HRW)

08/13/2025 By Human Rights Watch

What Do We Forget When We Remember Hiroshima?

What Do We Forget When We Remember Hiroshima?

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Update On Americana In Arabic Project

Update On Americana In Arabic Project

Update on Americana in Arabic Project The project to translate key works of American thought, culture and history into Arabic and have them properly distributed […]

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4 Us Soldiers Wounded Their Translator

4 Us Soldiers Wounded Their Translator

4 US soldiers Wounded, their Translator Killed According to Reuters, ”’Four US soldiers were wounded and their Iraqi translator was killed in a small arms […]

Juan Cole

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Four Members Of Karbalas Provincial

Four Members Of Karbalas Provincial

Four Members of Karbala’s Provincial Assembly Resign under Pressure from Sistani al-Hayat: Four members of Karbala’s American-appointed provincial council yielded to the demands that they […]

Juan Cole

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Is Iraq Arab Country Islam Online

Is Iraq Arab Country Islam Online

Is Iraq an Arab Country? Islam Online reports a heated debate in Iraq and in the Interim Governing Council over whether Iraq should be identified […]

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Abdul Hamid Shocks Kuwait And Jordan

Abdul Hamid Shocks Kuwait And Jordan

Abdul Hamid Shocks Kuwait and Jordan with Claims on their Territories

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Chinese Excited Over Iraqs Free Market

Chinese Excited Over Iraqs Free Market

Chinese Excited over Iraq’s Free Market Growth Those capitalist roaders among the Chinese communists in Shanghai appear to be watering in the mouth over the […]

Juan Cole

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Annan Plan For Iraq London Daily Ash

Annan Plan For Iraq London Daily Ash

The Annan Plan for Iraq The London daily ash-Sharq al-Awsat says it has acquired an advance draft of comments UN Secretary General Kofi Annan will […]

Juan Cole

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Kurds Demand For Autonomy Roils Igc

Kurds Demand For Autonomy Roils Igc

Kurds’ demand for Autonomy Roils IGC The Washington Post reports that the issues of the nature of federalism and the rights of minorities and provinces […]

Juan Cole

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2 Us Soldiers And Iraqi Killed Near

2 Us Soldiers And Iraqi Killed Near

2 US Soldiers and an Iraqi Killed near Khalidiyah Wire services report: ‘Two US soldiers and an Iraqi have been killed by a roadside bomb […]

Juan Cole

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