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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

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25 Dead In Sectarian Strike At

25 Dead in Sectarian Strike at Nahrawan Curfew in Baghdadd Sunni Arab guerrillas attacked Shiites in the town of Nahrawan. Some 25 are feared dead, […]

Juan Cole

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Kurds Sunnis Attempting To Dump

Kurds Sunnis Attempting To Dump

Kurds, Sunnis Attempting to Dump Jaafari Violence Leaves 30 Dead Guerrilla violence killed 30 in Iraq on Wednesday. The Financial Times says “bloodshed in central […]

Juan Cole

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Bomb Blast Near Us Consulate In

Bomb Blast Near US Consulate in Karachi Jihadis set off a bomb in Karachi, Pakistan near the US consulate, killing 4 and wounding 49. Two […]

Juan Cole

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Blogads Poll It is time for the annual blogads poll of Informed Comment readers. The information gathered is most useful for the advertisers, who support […]

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Golden Oldies Ic From Before Iraq War

Golden Oldies – IC from before the Iraq War, 2003 No comment. – JC ——————- Thursday, February 27, 2003 A poster to one of the […]

Juan Cole

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Salon Iraqs Worst Week And Bushs Cole

Salon Iraqs Worst Week And Bushs Cole

Salon: Iraq’s worst week — and Bush’s Cole in the Chronicle My essay at Salon.com this week is: Iraq’s worst week — and Bush’s As […]

Juan Cole

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Deadly Sectarian Violence Kills 76

Deadly Sectarian Violence Kills 76

Deadly Sectarian Violence kills 76, Wounds 179 Talabani Condemns Jaafari for Turkey Visit The Los Angeles Times estimates the dead in various attacks throughout Iraq […]

Juan Cole

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Bush Ignored Own National Intelligence

Bush Ignored Own National Intelligence

Bush Ignored own National Intelligence Estimate on Danger, Nature of Iraq Insurgency Or, Ozymandias and Empire Knight Ridder reports that US intelligence agencies warned Bush […]

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Over 1300 Dead In Sectarian Violence

Over 1300 Dead In Sectarian Violence

Over 1300 Dead in Sectarian Violence Mortar Strike on Sunni Mosque Kills 4 Violence Subsides Ellen Knickmeyer and Bassam Sebti of the WaPo reports that […]

Juan Cole

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