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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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Israel Brings its Doctrine of Total War to Yemen

Israel Brings its Doctrine of Total War to Yemen

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Israeli Air Force on Thursday extended its total war on its neighbors to Yemen for a fourth time. The […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
A Palestinian Year in Review: Genocide, Resistance and unanswered Questions

A Palestinian Year in Review: Genocide, Resistance and unanswered Questions

( Middle East Monitor ) – The story of the Israeli war on Gaza can be epitomized in the story of the Israeli war on […]

Ramzy Baroud

Syria
What next for Syria? The Danger of Violence in post-war Transitions

What next for Syria? The Danger of Violence in post-war Transitions

By Chelsea Johnson, University of Liverpool Images emerging from Syria over the past week have shown jubilation on the streets, as millions celebrate the end […]

The Conversation

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In 2024, did the US Demand for Israeli Impunity Fatally Undermine International Law?

In 2024, did the US Demand for Israeli Impunity Fatally Undermine International Law?

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – 2024 was a pivotal year for international humanitarian law. On the one hand, the International Court of Justice and the […]

Juan Cole

Iran
Turkey Replacing Iran As The Dominant Foreign Player In Syria

Turkey Replacing Iran As The Dominant Foreign Player In Syria

By Kian Sharifi ( RFE / RL ) – The fall of Bashar al-Assad’s government at the hands of rebels, including Ankara-backed factions, has effectively […]

Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty

China
The Year ahead in the Middle East: A weakened Iran has big Implications for China

The Year ahead in the Middle East: A weakened Iran has big Implications for China

By Daniel Lincoln, University of Alberta (The Conversation) – The wheels of history have been turning rapidly in the Middle East over the last year. […]

The Conversation

Christianity
For Christmas:  The Persian Poet Nezami’s Story of Jesus Finding Virtues even in the Lowliest

For Christmas: The Persian Poet Nezami’s Story of Jesus Finding Virtues even in the Lowliest

On Christmas Day, I like to recall the significance of Jesus and the nativity for Muslims. I’ve talked about Rumi, Attar, and other mystics. Today […]

Juan Cole

Uncategorized
Archiving as resistance to Genocide Denial in Gaza

Archiving as resistance to Genocide Denial in Gaza

Eleftheria Kousta ( Waging Nonviolence ) – After the war and genocide in southeastern Bosnia in 1993, two very important forces shaped the society that […]

Waging Nonviolence

Climate Crisis
Repression of Climate and Environmental Protest is intensifying across the World

Repression of Climate and Environmental Protest is intensifying across the World

By Oscar Berglund, University of Bristol and Tie Franco Brotto, University of Bristol (The Conversation) – Climate and environmental protest is being criminalised and repressed […]

The Conversation

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