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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 in the Roman Empire and Sasanian Iran, as well as neighboring areas such […]

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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Apartheid
Apartheid: How a Reluctant UN Official Was convinced to so Describe Israeli Policies toward Palestinians

Apartheid: How a Reluctant UN Official Was convinced to so Describe Israeli Policies toward Palestinians

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Dawnmena (Dawn in the Middle East and North Africa), the democratization site founded by the late Jamal Khashoggi, carries an […]

Juan Cole

Bill of Rights
Abortion Rights should be considered a key Plank of religious Freedom

Abortion Rights should be considered a key Plank of religious Freedom

| Opinion | By Walter McClure | – ( Minnesota Reformer ) – Our Constitution guarantees all of us the right to free exercise of […]

Minnesota Reformer

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Ending the War in Ukraine:  Three Possible Futures

Ending the War in Ukraine: Three Possible Futures

( Tomdispatch.com) – When Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24th, I was easing my way into a new job and in the throes of the […]

Rajan Menon

Feminism
Roe v Wade: Men benefit from Abortion Rights too – and should speak about Them More

Roe v Wade: Men benefit from Abortion Rights too – and should speak about Them More

By Stephen Burrell, Durham University and Sandy Ruxton, Durham University | – It’s striking that, as with many other gender equality issues, the positions of […]

The Conversation

Apartheid
Top 6 Worst Supreme Court Decisions in History

Top 6 Worst Supreme Court Decisions in History

1. Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857) I explained elsewhere, “Although we all learn about the 1857 Dred Scott decision in school, we aren’t usually told […]

Juan Cole

Feminism
A revolutionary Ruling – and Striking Down Abortion Rights is only the Beginning

A revolutionary Ruling – and Striking Down Abortion Rights is only the Beginning

By Morgan Marietta | – The Supreme Court’s decision to reverse 50 years of constitutional protection for the right to get an abortion is more […]

The Conversation

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The 'Arab Factor' in bringing down the Israeli Government

The ‘Arab Factor’ in bringing down the Israeli Government

By Jeff Halper | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – Israel is in the midst of a political stalemate. Bennett’s centre-right government has resigned […]

Middle East Monitor

Climate Crisis
Germany Pushes joint Effort to become Climate-neutral Aviation ‘Pioneer’

Germany Pushes joint Effort to become Climate-neutral Aviation ‘Pioneer’

By Sören Amelang | – ( Clean Energy Wire ) – The German government has launched a new push to make the country an international […]

Clean Energy Wire

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56% of Muslim Americans support Women's Right to choose, and More Muslim-Majority Nations offer Abortion on Demand than do U.S. States

56% of Muslim Americans support Women’s Right to choose, and More Muslim-Majority Nations offer Abortion on Demand than do U.S. States

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – With the striking down of Roe, the Federalist Society’s bought-and-paid-for Supreme Court has allowed states to dictate as they will […]

Juan Cole

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