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No, ancient Hebrew Slaves didn’t Build the Giza Pyramids
Archaeology

No, ancient Hebrew Slaves didn’t Build the Giza Pyramids

Juan Cole

As for Israelites, there is no archeological evidence of them being in Egypt, much less being enslaved.

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Ann Arbor (Special to Informed Comment) – “Let the constitution of a government be what it will, if there is but one man in it […]

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Can Progressives Push Biden to take on Washington’s Sacred Cows: Foreign Policy and the Pentagon?

In this mystifying moment, the post-electoral sentiments of most Americans can be summed up either as “Ding dong! The witch is dead!” or “We got […]

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Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The G-20 summit, attended virtually by the leaders of the 20 countries with the largest gross domestic products, was orchestrated […]

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Lady Zeinab: A British Aristocrat embraces Islam in the Shadow of European War

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