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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

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

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Bush Falsehoods about Al-Qaeda in Iraq Bush gave a speech on Tuesday in which he made a large number inaccurate statements. Likely the recent Pentagon […]

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