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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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Honduras Protests Against Iraq War Us

Honduras Protests against Iraq War, US Imperialism Thousands of protesters, including students, union members and leftists, thronged the streets of five major cities in Honduras […]

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Kurdish Parliament Rejects Islamization

Kurdish Parliament Rejects Islamization

Kurdish Parliament Rejects Islamization of Personal Status Laws Late last December, Abdul Aziz al-Hakim and some allies on the US-appointed Interim Governing Council issued an […]

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Al Hakim Presidential Council Ok Abdul

Al Hakim Presidential Council Ok Abdul

Al-Hakim: Presidential Council OK Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, head of the Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq and a member of the US-appointed Interim Governing […]

Juan Cole

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Reformers Implore Sistani To Intervene

Reformers Implore Sistani To Intervene

Reformers implore Sistani to Intervene in Iran Crisis Ali Nourizadeh of the Saudi newspaper ash-Sharq al-Awsat reports today that more than 400 Iranian writers and […]

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Sistani Aide Loose Federalism Not In

Sistani Aide Loose Federalism Not In

Sistani Aide: Loose Federalism not in Iraq’s Interests BBC Monitoring picked up a radio interview in Cairo on Sawt al-`Arab on Wednesday with an aide […]

Juan Cole

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Tension In Najaf Between Sciri And

Tension In Najaf Between Sciri And

Tension in Najaf between SCIRI and Sadrists Hamza Hendawi of AP recently reported on the rising tensions between the followers of young radical cleric Muqtada […]

Juan Cole

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1 Us Soldier Killed 1 Wounded By

1 Us Soldier Killed 1 Wounded By

1 US Soldier Killed, 1 Wounded, by Roadside Bomb; Kurdish toll rises to 100 BAGHDAD, Feb. 3 (Xinhuanet) — “A US soldier was killed and […]

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Kerry Slams Bush On Iraq On Winning 5

Kerry Slams Bush On Iraq On Winning 5

Kerry Slams Bush on Iraq On winning 5 of 7 primaries on Tuesday, John Kerry immediately came out swinging at Bush over Iraq, Dean-style (without […]

Juan Cole

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United Nations Will Decide On Election

United Nations Will Decide On Election

United Nations will Decide on Election Mechanism for Iraq AP reported of Bush’s meeting with Kofi Annan Tuesday that, Kofi said, “The Iraqi Governing Council […]

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