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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,

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Usama Bin Laden Has Resurfaced With 20

Usama Bin Laden Has Resurfaced With 20

*Usama Bin Laden has resurfaced with a 20 minute tirade broadcast by al-Jazirah, calling on his followers to attack the United States and to carry […]

Juan Cole

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Asharq Al Awsat Has Gotten Hold Of

Asharq Al Awsat Has Gotten Hold Of

*Asharq al-Awsat has gotten hold of a confidential Iraqi memo that outlines Saddam’s plan for a diplomatic blitz in the Arab world after the end […]

Juan Cole

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Hosni Mubarak President Of Egypt Was

Hosni Mubarak President Of Egypt Was

Hosni Mubarak, the president of Egypt, was asked at a mini-summit of Arab governments (Syria, Libya, Egypt and the head of the Muslim League) whether […]

Juan Cole

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Dawn Karachi Reported That Council Of

Dawn Karachi Reported That Council Of

*Dawn (Karachi) reported that the Council of Saudi Ulema (clergy) issued a fatwa that prohibits attacks by Muslims on non-Muslims. The ruling says that one […]

Juan Cole

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According To Ali Nurizadeh In Asharq Al

According To Ali Nurizadeh In Asharq Al

According to Ali Nurizadeh in Asharq al-Awsat, the British government has given Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi an undertaking that in the aftermath of the […]

Juan Cole

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Colin Powell Did Good Job At Un

Colin Powell Did Good Job At Un

*Colin Powell did a good job at the UN Security Council in making the case that Iraq has tried to thwart the weapons inspectors and […]

Juan Cole

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History News Network 2 04 03 Fact

History News Network 2 04 03 Fact

History News Network 2-04-03: Fact & Fiction Did Saddam Gas the Kurds? In a recent New York Times op-ed, Stephen Pelletiere argued that the March, […]

Juan Cole

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Iranian Courts Get This Have According

Iranian Courts Get This Have According

*The Iranian courts–get this–have according to some sources sentenced two pollsters to 7-8 years in prison because their poll showed that a majority of Iranians […]

Juan Cole

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Saudi Astronaut Sultan B

Saudi Astronaut Sultan B

Saudi astronaut Sultan b. Salman b. Abdul-Aziz, the first Arab Muslim in space, said that the accident in which the shuttle Columbia was destroyed was […]

Juan Cole

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