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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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Peak Fossil Fuels?  Wind, Solar advance 20% Globally, with World on Verge of CO2 Emissions Drop

Peak Fossil Fuels? Wind, Solar advance 20% Globally, with World on Verge of CO2 Emissions Drop

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The energy analysis firm Ember reports its latest findings about global energy trends, and it is relatively optimistic. Wind and […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Israel’s Extremist Ben-Gvir slams ban on Squatters from Al-Aqsa until end of Ramadan

Israel’s Extremist Ben-Gvir slams ban on Squatters from Al-Aqsa until end of Ramadan

( Middle East Monitor ) – Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir slammed an Israeli government decision to ban non-Muslims, including illegal settlers, from […]

Middle East Monitor

Arab Americans
Arab Americans are a much more diverse Group than many of their Neighbors Mistakenly Assume

Arab Americans are a much more diverse Group than many of their Neighbors Mistakenly Assume

By Yasmin Moll, University of Michigan | – Marking April as Arab American Heritage Month – a time to learn about the history, culture and […]

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Israel/ Palestine
How Israel's Protests actually Assist Israeli State Propaganda

How Israel’s Protests actually Assist Israeli State Propaganda

by Yoav Litvin ( Counterpunch) – Benjamin Netanyahu, in collaboration with Kahanist Itamar Ben-Gvir and a cohort of other fascists, has been executing a judicial […]

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Climate Crisis
Scotland, aiming at 40 GW of Offshore Wind, has just installed the Deepest Fixed-bottom Wind Turbine in the World

Scotland, aiming at 40 GW of Offshore Wind, has just installed the Deepest Fixed-bottom Wind Turbine in the World

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The small country of Scotland, with a population of about 4.5 million, has forged ahead with renewable energy at a […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
With its Attacks on Palestinian Worshipers, did Israel Unite Arabs and Muslims behind Them?

With its Attacks on Palestinian Worshipers, did Israel Unite Arabs and Muslims behind Them?

Dr Ramzy Baroud RamzyBaroud   ( Middle East Monitor ) – By ordering a brutal attack against Palestinian worshippers inside Al-Aqsa Mosque on the 14th […]

Ramzy Baroud

Batteries
How Solar Thermal Tech can get us through the Night

How Solar Thermal Tech can get us through the Night

By Dominic Zaal, CSIRO | – Australia’s transition to renewables is gathering speed, but there’s a looming problem with storage. We will need much more […]

The Conversation

US Foreign Policy
Will it Never Stop?  From Forever War to Eternal War

Will it Never Stop? From Forever War to Eternal War

( Tomdispatch.com ) – “It is time,” President Biden announced in April 2021, “to end the forever war” that started with the invasion of Afghanistan […]

Karen J. Greenberg

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Thousands of Fascist Israeli Militiamen, led by Cabinet members, march in Palestinian West Bank for Illegal Squatter-Settlement, as 27 Palestinians are Wounded and 100 are Tear-gassed

Thousands of Fascist Israeli Militiamen, led by Cabinet members, march in Palestinian West Bank for Illegal Squatter-Settlement, as 27 Palestinians are Wounded and 100 are Tear-gassed

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Israeli newspaper Arab 48 reports that on Monday about 17,000 Israeli squatters marched through the Palestinian West Bank to […]

Juan Cole

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