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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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Klein Not Just Troops Out Now But

Klein Not Just Troops Out Now But

Klein: Not Just “Troops Out Now” but “Contractors Out Now” Journalist Naomi Klein says, “It’s too late to stop the war, but it’s not too […]

Juan Cole

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Iraq Faces Bitter Winter Without Enough

Iraq Faces Bitter Winter Without Enough

Iraq faces Bitter Winter without enough Kerosene Iraq will need half a billion liters of kerosene this winter, according to a Reuters report, but only […]

Juan Cole

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Alnasrawi Privatization Is Wrongheaded

Alnasrawi Privatization Is Wrongheaded

Alnasrawi: Privatization is Wrongheaded The eminent Iraqi-born economist Abbas Alnasrawi of the University of Vermont has written a wide-ranging argument against the immediate privatization of […]

Juan Cole

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You Will All Be Following In Other News

You Will All Be Following In Other News

You will all be following in other news sources the story of the downed Blackhawk helicopter and further US casualties. I’m at a conference and […]

Juan Cole

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Sunni Fundamentalists Protest Arrests

Sunni Fundamentalists Protest Arrests

Sunni Fundamentalists Protest arrests of Clergy 500 Sunni Islamists demonstrated in the streets of Baghdad on Friday, representing the Higher Islamic Institute and other Muslim […]

Juan Cole

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Number Of Iraqi Pilgrims To Mecca Will

Number Of Iraqi Pilgrims To Mecca Will

Number of Iraqi Pilgrims to Mecca will Double The Islamic Foundations Board of Iraq announced that it would double the number of Iraqis permitted to […]

Juan Cole

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Multinational Troops Hit In Iraq Polish

Multinational Troops Hit In Iraq Polish

Multinational Troops Hit in Iraq; Polish Officer, 6 Ukrainians Wounded The Polish military announced Friday that the multinational force under its command, which includes Bulgarians, […]

Juan Cole

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Islamic Party Of Iraq Meets With Syrian

Islamic Party Of Iraq Meets With Syrian

Islamic Party of Iraq Meets with Syrian President The Secretary General of the Sunni, Iraqi “Islamic Party,” Muhsin Abd al-Hamid, met yesterday with Bashar al-Asad, […]

Juan Cole

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Radical Shiite Leaders Moderate Stance

Radical Shiite Leaders Moderate Stance

Radical Shiite leaders Moderate Stance toward US Nir Rosen reports that Muhammad Yaqoubi, leader of the breakaway Sadrist group, al-Fudala, has moderated his anti-American statements […]

Juan Cole

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