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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 in the Roman Empire and Sasanian Iran, as well as neighboring areas such […]

Yemen: Journalists under Assault

Yemen: Journalists under Assault

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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,

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How can Society deter Rogue Police who Shoot unarmed Black People?

How can Society deter Rogue Police who Shoot unarmed Black People?

By Zenobia Jeffries Warfield | – (Yes! Magazine) – Since the police killings of Botham Jean in Dallas and Emantic “E.J.” Bradford in Birmingham, Alabama, […]

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Turkey
Turkey Must Stop Prosecuting, Imprisoning Scholars for Signing a Peace Petition (Yes)

Turkey Must Stop Prosecuting, Imprisoning Scholars for Signing a Peace Petition (Yes)

Committee on Academic Freedom Middle East Studies Association of North America, Inc. H.E. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan President of the Republic of Turkey T.C. Cumhurbaşkanlığı Genel […]

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If Donald Trump is the Symptom, Then What is the Disease?

If Donald Trump is the Symptom, Then What is the Disease?

(Tomdispatch.com) – Don’t try to deny it! The political temperature of this country is rising fast. Call it Trump change or Trump warming, if you […]

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Afghanistan
Once Again Pompeo Displays Hopeless Ignorance of Sunni & Shiite, Iran and Taliban

Once Again Pompeo Displays Hopeless Ignorance of Sunni & Shiite, Iran and Taliban

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Washington Post reports that when US Secretary of State “Benghazi Mike” Pompeo gave his breathless news conference last Thursday […]

Juan Cole

Iran
What does the Trump Administration Really Want from Iran?

What does the Trump Administration Really Want from Iran?

By Noah Weisbord | – Two oil tankers were attacked on June 13 off the coast of Oman, forcing the crew members of one burning […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Israeli Snipers have Killed yet Another Palestinian medic in Gaza; But Where is Justice?

Israeli Snipers have Killed yet Another Palestinian medic in Gaza; But Where is Justice?

By Motasem A Dalloul | @abujomaaGaza | – Al-Judaily was the fifth paramedic to be killed by Israeli forces during the Great March of Return […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Gaza: Unlawful Attacks in May Fighting

Gaza: Unlawful Attacks in May Fighting

Israeli Airstrikes Kill 13 Civilians; Palestinian Rockets Kill 6

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Climate Change
No More War for Oil: Buy an Electric Car & Never hear about Tankers Again

No More War for Oil: Buy an Electric Car & Never hear about Tankers Again

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – As the warmonger faction in the Trump administration milks the attack on two oil tankers near the Straits of Hormuz […]

Juan Cole

Iran
Saudi and Iran: how our two countries could make peace and bring stability to the Middle East

Saudi and Iran: how our two countries could make peace and bring stability to the Middle East

By Samira Nasirzadeh and Eyad Alrefai | – Relations between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Islamic Republic of Iran have rarely been worse, […]

The Conversation

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