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New Discovery

Posted on November 19, 2014 by admin

Early copy of the Qur’an discovered By Medievalists.net – November 17, 2014Posted in: News Researchers in Germany have discovered that a manuscript of Qur’an written between 20 and 40 years after the Prophet Muhammad’s death, making it one of the earliest copies of the Islamic holy book known to be in existence. Scholars at the … Continue reading » Continue reading →

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Mecca under threat: Outrage at plan to destroy the ‘birthplace’ of the Prophet Mohamed and replace it with a new palace and luxury malls

Posted on November 13, 2014 by admin

  According to the Gulf Institute, up to 95 per cent of the holy city’s millennium-old buildings have been destroyed Andrew Johnson Wednesday 12 November 2014 3K Print A A A The site in Mecca where the Prophet Mohamed is said to have been born is about to be “buried under marble” and replaced by … Continue reading » Continue reading →

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Mongolia: Archaeologists Unearth Genghiz Khan’s Tomb (?)

Posted on November 10, 2014 by admin

Archeology, Archeology, Asia, History, Science 6 November, 2014 Mongolia: Archaeologists Unearth Tomb of Genghis Khan Genghis1 Öndörkhaan| Construction workers employed in road building near the Onon River in the Khentii province of Mongolia, have discovered a mass grave containing the remains of many dozens of human corpses lying upon a large rudimentary stone structure. Forensic … Continue reading » Continue reading →

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Congo Book Review

Posted on October 25, 2014 by admin

Adam Shatz Reviews “Congo: The Epic History of a People” Africa, it’s said, is the mother of modern civilisation, but it’s probably more accurate to say that Congo is. Consider your mobile phone. Before it was assembled in a Chinese factory, the coltan in its capacitors may have been dug by miners in the Eastern […] Continue reading →

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“Timothy Snyder’s Lies”

Posted on September 30, 2014 by admin

Once you’re done reading Timothy Snyder’s Bloodlands, read this harsh criticism of his work and be prepared to discuss in class next week. Timothy Snyder’s Lies by Daniel Lazare In Timothy Snyder’s Bloodlands, Hitler and Stalin are one and the same. And the partisans — Jewish fighters included — only encouraged German crimes. When is a bad […] Continue reading →

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Marc Gopin on Gender Aspect of War

Posted on September 19, 2014 by admin

I saw this from my facebook feed tonight, by Marc Gopin — does it make sense to you?: MEN AND WOMEN IN WAR “Force protection”. A clean phrase, and its cousin “collateral damage”, that actually mean together that today, men don’t get killed in war much. The vast majority of the dead and wounded are […] Continue reading →

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Account of surviving June massacre in Tikrit

Posted on September 4, 2014 by admin

Surviving June’s massacre in Tikrit — this is a NYT video blog which provides an account by Ali al-Kadhim about surviving the June 2014 ISIS massacre in Tikrit: “Back now at his family home here in southern Iraq, Mr. Kadhim, 23, recounted his story on a recent afternoon while taking a break from harvesting dates […] Continue reading →

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MSF Field Staff Describes Ebola Response (or Lack Thereof)

Posted on September 3, 2014 by admin
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Kurdish Genocide Task Force Urges Action Against IS

Posted on September 2, 2014 by admin

 Kurdish Genocide Task Force Statement has been issued urging international action against the “Islamic State”… Continue reading →

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Rumors of Saudi Plans to Remove Muhammad’s Tomb

Posted on September 2, 2014 by admin

In this Independent article, rumors appear to have floated that the Saudi government, who are officially claimed as “the protectors of the two holy shrines,” are considering removing the Prophet Muhammad’s tomb in Medina, and moving it to an anonymous spot in a nearby cemetery. If this happens, it could seriously divide the Muslim world […] Continue reading →

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