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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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Expo 2020 Dubai: The Tolerance Narrative of the United Arab Emirates is a Sham

Expo 2020 Dubai: The Tolerance Narrative of the United Arab Emirates is a Sham

Human Rights Watch – (Beirut, October 1, 2021) – United Arab Emirates authorities are using Expo 2020 Dubai to promote a public image of openness […]

Human Rights Watch

Corruption
Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Buddies Tried to Get the VA to Sell Access to Veterans’ Medical Records

Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Buddies Tried to Get the VA to Sell Access to Veterans’ Medical Records

by Isaac Arnsdorf | – ( ProPublica) – Former President Donald Trump empowered associates from his private club to pursue a plan for the Department […]

ProPublica

Climate Crisis
Our climate projections for 2500 show an Earth that is alien to humans, if we don't act now

Our climate projections for 2500 show an Earth that is alien to humans, if we don’t act now

By Christopher Lyon, Alex Dunhill, Andrew P. Beckerman, Ariane Burke, Bethany Allen, Chris Smith, Daniel J. Hill, Erin Saupe, James McKay, Julien Riel-Salvatore, Lindsay C. […]

The Conversation

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Water Justice for Occupied Palestinians is demanded by UN, as Israeli Squatters Use 87% of Aquifers

Water Justice for Occupied Palestinians is demanded by UN, as Israeli Squatters Use 87% of Aquifers

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The United Nations High Commission on Human Rights formally reported on Friday on the unjust water situation in the Palestinian […]

Juan Cole

Islam
Glowing Review of Juan Cole, "Muhammad: Prophet of Peace amid the Clash of Empires" (Video)

Glowing Review of Juan Cole, “Muhammad: Prophet of Peace amid the Clash of Empires” (Video)

Dr. Shabir Ally reviews Juan Cole’s book, Muhammad: Prophet of Peace amid the Clash of Empires [Click] Da’wah Center Toronto — “A review of Juan […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Gaza under Blockade: Hope Struggles against Cancer

Gaza under Blockade: Hope Struggles against Cancer

By Omar Salah | – ( We are not Numbers) – Aya Alzeer, 32 years old, lives in Gaza and has had three battles with […]

We are not Numbers

Free Syrian Army
Joe Biden’s pledge of support reassures Syria’s embattled Kurds

Joe Biden’s pledge of support reassures Syria’s embattled Kurds

By Cengiz Gunes – | The hasty and badly organised US withdrawal from Afghanistan in August prompted fears among Washington’s other allies about the durability […]

The Conversation

Democratic Party
It isn't Red COVID, it is Republican Necrophilia - Creepy Love of Death

It isn’t Red COVID, it is Republican Necrophilia – Creepy Love of Death

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The United States has crossed the threshold of 700,000 Americans dead from COVID-19 according to data from Johns Hopkins University. […]

Juan Cole

Corporations
Big Money’s War on Biden's Popular Build Back Better Plan

Big Money’s War on Biden’s Popular Build Back Better Plan

By Sondra Youdelman | – ( Otherwords.org ) – Right now, corporations and the ultra-rich are spending millions to derail President Biden’s Build Back Better […]

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