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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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Iraq Jittery over Saddam Verdict Dozens of Sunnis killed by Police Commandos Special Police Commandoes killed 53 al-Qaeda fighters in Iraq on Saturday, according to […]

Juan Cole

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Top Ten Ways We Know We Have Lost In

Top Ten Ways we know We have Lost in Iraq Top Ten Ways you can tell we have have lost in Iraq: 10. When your […]

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Chirac Calls For Withdrawal Timetable

Chirac Calls For Withdrawal Timetable

Chirac Calls for Withdrawal Timetable 5 GIs die in Iraq Bombings, killings continued apace. The US military announced the deaths of 5 US GIs by […]

Juan Cole

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Iraqi Government Negotiations With

Iraqi Government Negotiations with Sunni Guerrillas The US Government Open Source Center translates the following from al-Ra’y: ‘Iraqi Reconciliation Conference Postponed ‘To Allow For More […]

Juan Cole

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3 Gis Killed 55 Dead In Killings

3 Gis Killed 55 Dead In Killings

3 GIs Killed 55 Dead in Killings, Bombings US Plans Ramadi Assault The LA Times reports that the deaths of 3 US GIs were announced […]

Juan Cole

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2 Us Troops Killed 42 Shiites

2 Us Troops Killed 42 Shiites

2 US Troops Killed; 42 Shiites Kidnapped; Wedding Bombed in Baghdad; Maliki orders US Troops out of Sadr City Iraqi guerrillas killed two US GIs […]

Juan Cole

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Kaufmann Iraq Partition Fait Accompli

Kaufmann Iraq Partition Fait Accompli

Kaufmann: Iraq Partition Fait Accompli Chaim Kaufmann writes ‘ Juan, your piece in Salon objecting to a possible partition of Iraq is factually right about […]

Juan Cole

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Saudis Warn Against Partition Day Of

Saudis Warn Against Partition Day Of

Saudis Warn against Partition Day of Rage leaves 83 Dead Another US GI was reported killed on Monday. That brings the total about 101 in […]

Juan Cole

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Sadr City Bombing On Monday Kills 29

Sadr City Bombing On Monday Kills 29

Sadr City Bombing on Monday Kills 29, wounds 60 At Least 83 Killed Sunday In Basra, Bombers target Police Sunni Arab guerrillas killed a US […]

Juan Cole

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