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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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Donald Trump
Trump goes Peak Batshit Crazy, Urging UV Irradiation and Chlorine Injections, and Cable TV Greedily Broadcasts it

Trump goes Peak Batshit Crazy, Urging UV Irradiation and Chlorine Injections, and Cable TV Greedily Broadcasts it

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Jeff Zucker, the CEO of the Cable News Network, has a Harvard B.A. in American History and his father is […]

Juan Cole

Corruption
Trump, Inc.: How Jared Kushner is Tackling White House Coronavirus Response -- Without Any Evident Experience

Trump, Inc.: How Jared Kushner is Tackling White House Coronavirus Response — Without Any Evident Experience

by Andrea Bernstein, WNYC | – This story was co-published with WNYC. (ProPublica) – On April 2, Jared Kushner uncharacteristically took to the podium to […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Israel Finally Formed a Government: One Dedicated to Apartheid and Illegally Annexing Palestine

Israel Finally Formed a Government: One Dedicated to Apartheid and Illegally Annexing Palestine

( Middle East Monitor ) – When it comes to Israel, the international community has once again been exposed for the double standards and hypocrisy […]

Kamel Hawwash

Islam
Everything you Always wanted to Know about Muslim Fasting Month of Ramadan *But were Afraid to Ask

Everything you Always wanted to Know about Muslim Fasting Month of Ramadan *But were Afraid to Ask

By Mohammad Hassan Khalil | – Editor’s note: Mohammad Hassan Khalil, associate professor of religious studies and director of the Muslim Studies Program at Michigan […]

The Conversation

Donald Trump
Trump failed to vanquish Coronavirus with Hot Air, now wants to "shoot down" tiny Iranian Skiffs

Trump failed to vanquish Coronavirus with Hot Air, now wants to “shoot down” tiny Iranian Skiffs

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The diarist and attorney James Boswell recorded that the writer Samuel Johnson remarked on the evening of April 7, 1775 […]

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
Palestinians aren't Surprised at Trump's Malign Incompetence on Coronavirus: He already Ruined their Lives

Palestinians aren’t Surprised at Trump’s Malign Incompetence on Coronavirus: He already Ruined their Lives

Washington, D.C. (Special to Informed Comment) – If you’re an American liberal wondering how Trump can cut funding to the World Health Organization during a […]

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Donald Trump
The Scum of all Fears: America declines the Trump Administration's Invitation to Die

The Scum of all Fears: America declines the Trump Administration’s Invitation to Die

Chicago (Special to Informed Comment) – President Trump, facing the prospect of possibly the worst electoral environment ever to face an incumbent president, is borrowing […]

David Faris

Arab World
With Oil Cratering and Saudis facing Mountain of Debt, what Future for Arab World with Coronavirus?

With Oil Cratering and Saudis facing Mountain of Debt, what Future for Arab World with Coronavirus?

( Middle East Monitor ) – Oil prices have hit zero. Yes, oil was “sold” this week with producers only asking buyers to pay for […]

Middle East Monitor

Epidemics
The Curse of Casteism in a Plague Year: Rightwing Indian Gov't AWOL as Lockdown devastates Poor, Dalits

The Curse of Casteism in a Plague Year: Rightwing Indian Gov’t AWOL as Lockdown devastates Poor, Dalits

By Sanjana Krishnan and Rahul Jambhulkar | – As we rose to another day of peaceful quarantine in the West, we received a message from […]

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