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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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On the Universalism of Notre Dame, from Muslim Arches to the Goddess of Reason

On the Universalism of Notre Dame, from Muslim Arches to the Goddess of Reason

It is a world-historical edifice, reflecting the light mysticism of Plato and the pointed arches of Zoroastrian Iran and Abbasid Baghdad

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Trump's Embrace of Netanyahu will Haunt the Middle East for Years

Trump’s Embrace of Netanyahu will Haunt the Middle East for Years

The horrific conditions of Palestinian life will remain

contributors

Israel/ Palestine
Access to Clean Water is a Human Right, so why is Palestine an Exception?

Access to Clean Water is a Human Right, so why is Palestine an Exception?

The US-based RAND Corporation found that one-fourth of all diseases in the besieged Gaza Strip are waterborne

Ramzy Baroud

Sudan
Songs of Freedom: The Soundtracks of Political Change in Sudan

Songs of Freedom: The Soundtracks of Political Change in Sudan

In 2019, songs provided motivation and guidance

The Conversation

Pentagon
One Hell of a Hangover: All the American Wars We haven't remembered Fighting that are Still going On

One Hell of a Hangover: All the American Wars We haven’t remembered Fighting that are Still going On

More than two years into the era of Donald TrumpAmerican air strikes in… yep, Somalia, are precipitously on the rise

Tom Engelhardt

Israel/ Palestine
Israeli Forces Attack young Palestinian Students in Hebron, Nablus in Continuing Occupation Tactic affecting 60,000/ year

Israeli Forces Attack young Palestinian Students in Hebron, Nablus in Continuing Occupation Tactic affecting 60,000/ year

1. Israeli forces attack, injure school children in Hebron HEBRON (Ma’an) — Israeli forces attacked young Palestinian students in the southern occupied West Bank city […]

Maan News Agency

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How Classic Anti-Semitic Tropes are being Marshaled against Ilhan Omar and Muslim-Americans

How Classic Anti-Semitic Tropes are being Marshaled against Ilhan Omar and Muslim-Americans

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The attacks on Ilhan Omar, one of the first two Muslim-American women to serve in Congress and the first of […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Israel's Netanyahu campaigned on Destroying every Palestinian Dream: Now for the Implementation

Israel’s Netanyahu campaigned on Destroying every Palestinian Dream: Now for the Implementation

“Jerusalem has already gone, and Israel is going to annex area C, which is home to 350,000 Palestinians and 400,000 Israeli Jewish settlers”

Middle East Monitor

Democratic Party
Why isn't the Democratic Party Leadership coming to Ilhan Omar's Defense?

Why isn’t the Democratic Party Leadership coming to Ilhan Omar’s Defense?

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Nancy Pelosi’s response to Donald Trump’s tweet lying about Ilhan Omar and maliciously twisting her words to make her seem […]

Juan Cole

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