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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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Islam
As U.S. enters another Conflict with a Muslim Nation, Read about Islam’s Beginnings

As U.S. enters another Conflict with a Muslim Nation, Read about Islam’s Beginnings

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) As the US once again enters into a heightened conflict with a Muslim-majority nation, it would be advisable for all informed […]

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
Making America Hated Again: Tens of Thousands of Iraqis Chant "Death to America" at Soleimani Funeral in Baghdad

Making America Hated Again: Tens of Thousands of Iraqis Chant “Death to America” at Soleimani Funeral in Baghdad

Prime Minister Adil Abdulmahdi Attended the Funeral

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
Trump's Soleimani Assassination:  It's All about the Oil

Trump’s Soleimani Assassination: It’s All about the Oil

(48Hills.org) – Reese Erlich, who has reported from the region for 20 years, sorts out the impact of Trump’s drone attack that killed a popular […]

Reese Erlich

Climate Crisis
Australia's Climate Apocalypse: Wildfires Kill half a Billion Animals, produce Smoke Cloud as Big as United States

Australia’s Climate Apocalypse: Wildfires Kill half a Billion Animals, produce Smoke Cloud as Big as United States

By Teo Blašković | – (The Watchers) – Bushfires in Australia have killed at least 22 people since August 2019 and destroyed more than 2 […]

The Watchers

Christianity
When Jews and Christians Believed in the Qur’an

When Jews and Christians Believed in the Qur’an

By Emran El-Badawi | – ( Mizan) = When did Jews and Christians ever believe in the Qur’an? The first step towards answering this question […]

Emran El-Badawi

Donald Trump
Trump Unites Iran and Iraq . . . against the United States

Trump Unites Iran and Iraq . . . against the United States

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – As is always the way with Western colonialists, Trump administration figures such as secretary of state Mike Pompeo gave it […]

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
US-Iran War Drums Show the Perils in Trump's Policy of going it Alone

US-Iran War Drums Show the Perils in Trump’s Policy of going it Alone

By Klaus W. Larres | – President Donald Trump’s policy toward Iran is in deep crisis. The president’s approach has the support neither of America’s […]

The Conversation

Inequality
Top 8 Ways the Massive Trump Tax Cut Made the Super-Rich Super-Richer and Failed Working Families

Top 8 Ways the Massive Trump Tax Cut Made the Super-Rich Super-Richer and Failed Working Families

By Frank Clemente | – In the two years since Congress passed the Republican tax law, the richest 1 percent have been the big winners. […]

Inequality.org

Climate Crisis
Australia: The Fire This Time

Australia: The Fire This Time

The Climate Crisis isn’t Fooling Around

John Buell

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