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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,

09/14/2025 By Global Voices

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European Union
Ukraine and NATO Expansion

Ukraine and NATO Expansion

Vancouver (Special to Informed Comment) – To be absolutely clear, the attack on Ukraine was a clear violation of international law, and there is absolutely […]

Peter G. Prontzos

Arab World
Systemic Change Is Coming to the Arab World Thanks to Gen Z Women

Systemic Change Is Coming to the Arab World Thanks to Gen Z Women

Manama (Special to Informed Comment) – Change is coming, I promise. Even as the pace of modernization in the Arab world shows some signs of […]

Suzan Kanoo

Islam
Why did a far-right Israeli Parliamentarian storm into the Sacred Al-Aqsa Mosque?

Why did a far-right Israeli Parliamentarian storm into the Sacred Al-Aqsa Mosque?

By Nabil Al-Sahli | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – A far-right member of the Israeli parliament stormed into the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque […]

Middle East Monitor

Featured
Zelensky says Russia is the new ISIL: Top 3 Ways he may be Right

Zelensky says Russia is the new ISIL: Top 3 Ways he may be Right

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – In an address on Tuesday to the United Nations Security Council, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky compared Russia to the ISIL […]

Juan Cole

Climate Crisis
Responsibility for the Invasion of Ukraine and for Climate Change

Responsibility for the Invasion of Ukraine and for Climate Change

Kalamazoo, MI (Special to Informed Comment) – Many are rightly celebrating a resurgence of liberalism as the Free World rallies against Putin’s war of choice. […]

Paul Clements

Israel/ Palestine
Israel has Deprived Palestinians of Right to Choose Int’l Scholars and Students for Palestinian Universities: MESA

Israel has Deprived Palestinians of Right to Choose Int’l Scholars and Students for Palestinian Universities: MESA

Committee on Academic Freedom, Middle East Studies Association of North America: Letter protesting new Israel Government directive regarding selection of international scholars and students to […]

Committee on Academic Freedom

Inequality
It Goes up but Never Comes Down: What Would It Take to Reduce US Military Spending?

It Goes up but Never Comes Down: What Would It Take to Reduce US Military Spending?

( Tomdispatch.com) – I have a question for you: What would it take in today’s world for America’s military spending to go down? Here’s one […]

William J. Astore

Bashar al-Assad
Yes, Bucha is a War Crime: Putin Told us who He was in East Aleppo

Yes, Bucha is a War Crime: Putin Told us who He was in East Aleppo

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Russian withdrawal from the small town of Bucha near the capital of Kyiv left behind a raft of murdered […]

Juan Cole

History
The Dangers of Assaulting Fortress Kyiv: The Peril Putin's Troops Now Face was Shown by the Battles of Stalingrad, Grozny, and Mosul

The Dangers of Assaulting Fortress Kyiv: The Peril Putin’s Troops Now Face was Shown by the Battles of Stalingrad, Grozny, and Mosul

Brian Glyn Williams (University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth) and Aaron Rawley. Aaron Rawley is Volunteer Personnel Coordinator at the Gore Place Historical Museum, Waltham Mass. Dartmouth, […]

Brian Glyn Williams

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