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Ancient Nomadic Scythians Found to be Ethnically Diverse
Archaeology

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

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Shoulder Launched Missiles Are Being

Shoulder Launched Missiles Are Being

     Stinger shoulder-launched missiles are being sold in the bazaars of Kabul for $200,000 according to foreign observers in that city. The geniuses in the Reagan […]

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Saad Eddin Ibrahim Has Been Freed From

Saad Eddin Ibrahim Has Been Freed From

Saad Eddin Ibrahim has been freed from prison by an Egyptian appeals court, which nullified his earlier sentence of seven years of hard labor. But, […]

Juan Cole

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Saad Eddin Ibrahims Case Will Be

Saad Eddin Ibrahims Case Will Be

Saad Eddin Ibrahim’s case will be decided today by the appeals court, which can set aside or confirm his sentence of seven years of hard […]

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Its Not Back To School For Palestinian

Its Not Back To School For Palestinian

It’s “Not Back to School” for Palestinian Children Children continue to be among the chief victims of the continuing conflict between the Israelis and the […]

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At Request Of Number Of Friends Im

At Request Of Number Of Friends Im

At the request of a number of friends, I’m reprinting this piece here. —– Chronicle of Higher Education Tuesday, July 16, 2002 OPINION Why We […]

Juan Cole

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At Conference In South Africa State

At Conference In South Africa State

At a conference in South Africa, State Minister Ronny Kasrils, himself a Jew, condemned Israel’s treatment of Palestinians and said it was actually worse than […]

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Terrorism Against Israelis In Kenya

Terrorism Against Israelis In Kenya

Terrorism against Israelis in Kenya The attack on the Israeli-owned Paradise Hotel in Mombasa, Kenya (which killed 9 Kenyans and two Israeli children) and the […]

Juan Cole

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Saudi Minister Denounces Muslim

Saudi Minister Denounces Muslim

Saudi Minister Denounces Muslim Fundamentalists (!) Saudi Interior Minister Naef bin Abdul Aziz has denied in an interview with a Kuwaiti newspaper that there are […]

Juan Cole

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Note Informed Comment Has Just Posted

Note Informed Comment Has Just Posted

Note: “Informed Comment” has just posted a new article on the Aghajari case below, but is on hiatus until Wednesday November 27 because Cole will […]

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