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“Reviving old Desires:”  Saadi and Omar Khayyam  on Celebrating the New Year
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“Reviving old Desires:” Saadi and Omar Khayyam on Celebrating the New Year

Juan Cole

The dawn wind wafts the scent of the New Year / to friends’ delight and triumphant good cheer.

Iran Protests Intensify Amid Rial Free Fall, Mounting Regional Tensions

Iran Protests Intensify Amid Rial Free Fall, Mounting Regional Tensions

01/01/2026 By Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty

What “Loving-Kindness” Meditation is and How to Practice it in the New Year

What “Loving-Kindness” Meditation is and How to Practice it in the New Year

01/01/2026 By The Conversation

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The Irrelevance of Bin Ladin

The Irrelevance of Bin Ladin

An audio message allegedly from Usamah Bin Laden was released Sunday, claiming that the attempted Christmas day airline attack over Detroit was his work. I’m […]

Juan Cole

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Gates Strikes out In Pakistan; Obama’s AfPak Policies in Disarray

Gates Strikes out In Pakistan; Obama’s AfPak Policies in Disarray

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates’s trip to Pakistan this weekend has in many ways been public relations disaster, and I think it is fair […]

Juan Cole

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Milne: Haiti’s poverty is treated as some ­baffling quirk of history…when in reality it is the direct ­consequence of " . . . colonial exploitation

Milne: Haiti’s poverty is treated as some ­baffling quirk of history…when in reality it is the direct ­consequence of " . . . colonial exploitation

Seumas Milne: “Haiti’s poverty is treated as some ­baffling quirk of history…when in reality it is the direct ­consequence of a uniquely brutal ­relationship with […]

Juan Cole

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Iraq war was illegal, Dutch panel rules

Iraq war was illegal, Dutch panel rules

Iraq war was illegal, Dutch panel rules | World news | guardian.co.uk Of course it was illegal. There are only two conditions under which war […]

Juan Cole

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Biden Attempts to Mediate Sunni-Shiite Struggle in lead-up to Elections

Biden Attempts to Mediate Sunni-Shiite Struggle in lead-up to Elections

Vice President Joe Biden arrived in Baghdad on Friday in a bid to settle conflicts over the March 7 parliamentary elections. The exclusion of hundreds […]

Juan Cole

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Is the Supreme Court Decision so Important in a Web 2.0 World? Can Corporations Compete in ‘Pull’ Media World Anyway?

Is the Supreme Court Decision so Important in a Web 2.0 World? Can Corporations Compete in ‘Pull’ Media World Anyway?

Of course, I– like many social critics– am dismayed at the Supreme Court ruling striking down elements of the McCain-Feingold campaign finance reform act, and […]

Juan Cole

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World Health Agencies Condemn Israeli Blockade of Gaza (Again); Obama’s Biggest Mideast Failure

World Health Agencies Condemn Israeli Blockade of Gaza (Again); Obama’s Biggest Mideast Failure

When a relief plane for the Physicians without Borders isn’t allowed to land by US military authorities at the airport in Port-au-Prince, there is an […]

Juan Cole

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Brown Wins, Robs Dems Of Filibuster-Proof Majority

Brown Wins, Robs Dems Of Filibuster-Proof Majority

Brown Wins, Robs Dems Of Filibuster-Proof Majority – Hotline On Call Juan cannot understand why Scott Brown can be elected with just 52% of the […]

Juan Cole

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One Year Later: Did Obama Win the Iraq War?

One Year Later: Did Obama Win the Iraq War?

President Barack Hussein Obama was inaugurated a year ago, and this is a good time to review his major foreign policy success. It is, of […]

Juan Cole

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