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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

08/24/2025 By The Conversation

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Israel/ Palestine
10% of Gaza Palestinians have been Killed, Injured,  Detained or are Missing

10% of Gaza Palestinians have been Killed, Injured, Detained or are Missing

( Middle East Monitor ) – Ten per cent of Gaza’s Palestinian population has been killed, injured, disappeared, or detained as a result of the […]

Middle East Monitor

Climate Crisis
Earth is Heading for nearly 5ºF Heating this Century — Unprecedented Peril, But We’ve Made Progress

Earth is Heading for nearly 5ºF Heating this Century — Unprecedented Peril, But We’ve Made Progress

By Sven Teske, University of Technology Sydney (The Conversation) – Is climate action a lost cause? The United States is withdrawing from the Paris Agreement […]

The Conversation

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Turkiye gets 11% of its Electricity from Wind, plans $1.5 Bn. Investment this year

Turkiye gets 11% of its Electricity from Wind, plans $1.5 Bn. Investment this year

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Turkiye’s wind power sector continues to grow, albeit at a somewhat slower pace than at the beginning of this decade. […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
The Massacre of Gaza’s Children: A Stain on Humanity

The Massacre of Gaza’s Children: A Stain on Humanity

( Middle East Monitor ) – There are moments in history that burn into the conscience of humanity—so steeped in injustice that to look away […]

Middle East Monitor

Israel/ Palestine
IDF firing ‘Warning Shots’ near Diplomats sets an unacceptable Precedent in International Relations

IDF firing ‘Warning Shots’ near Diplomats sets an unacceptable Precedent in International Relations

By Andrew Forde, Dublin City University (The Conversation) – The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) appears to have “crossed the Rubicon” in the West Bank town […]

The Conversation

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German Chancellor Merz in Historic Rebuke of Israel:  Attacks on Civilians not Justified by Hamas Terror

German Chancellor Merz in Historic Rebuke of Israel: Attacks on Civilians not Justified by Hamas Terror

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Because of the Nazi Holocaust in which six million European Jews were murdered, German governments have felt a need to […]

Juan Cole

Academic Freedom
Protesting Punishing a Commencement Address on Palestine at George Washington U.

Protesting Punishing a Commencement Address on Palestine at George Washington U.

Committee on Academic Freedom | Middle East Studies Association | – Letter to George Washington University protesting the administration’s actions against graduating senior Cecilia Culver […]

Committee on Academic Freedom

Donald Trump
The End of Human Rights?  Donald Trump Has Ripped Off the Human Rights Veneer That Once Graced U.S. Foreign Policy

The End of Human Rights? Donald Trump Has Ripped Off the Human Rights Veneer That Once Graced U.S. Foreign Policy

By Ashley Gate and William D. Hartung ( Tomdispatch.com ) – The Trump administration seems intent on undermining America’s ability to make human rights a […]

William D. Hartung

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Morocco Plans Floating Solar PV over Reservoirs to Stop Evaporation

Morocco Plans Floating Solar PV over Reservoirs to Stop Evaporation

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Morocco is on a green energy roll, as the government’s far-sighted plan to move the North African country to renewables […]

Juan Cole

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