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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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Daily Kos Must Diaries Daily Kos’s Mike Pridmore has started an informed and enlightening discussion of Kramer’s attack on Middle East Studies professors in the […]

Juan Cole

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Rove Unfit For Public Office Whether

Rove Unfit for Public Office Whether the courts can and will punish Karl Rove for telling Time Magazine’s Matthew Cooper that Joe Wilson’s wife was […]

Juan Cole

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35 Killed In Clashes Guerrilla Attacks

35 Killed in Clashes, Guerrilla Attacks on Monday Al-Zaman reports that 2 members of the Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq, a leading Shiite […]

Juan Cole

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London Terrorism And Iraq Majority Of

London, Terrorism and Iraq A Majority of Americans says Iraq War has made them Less Safe The UK will have two minutes of silence on […]

Juan Cole

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Jerusalem And Terrorism Ariel Sharon

Jerusalem and Terrorism The Ariel Sharon government in Israel has announced that it will build a huge wall on someone else’s land through Jerusalem, cutting […]

Juan Cole

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Guerrilla Violence Kills 48 Jaafari

Guerrilla Violence Kills 48 Jaafari Criticizes US Rules of Engagement Guerrillas launched a new wave of bomb attacks in Iraq on Sunday, killing at least […]

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Update On London Bombings Larry

Update on London Bombings Larry Johnson writes knowledgeably on the possible types of explosives used in the July 7 London bombing at Pat Lang’s very […]

Juan Cole

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22 Killed In Iraq Guerrilla Violence

22 Killed In Iraq Guerrilla Violence

22 Killed in Iraq Guerrilla Violence US, UK, to Massively Draw Down Troops during Next Year Reuters has picked up on a report that first […]

Juan Cole

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Update On London Bombing Investigation

Update on London Bombing Investigation Cole: Unlikely to be by British Muslims AP is reporting that London police have issued new conclusions about the July […]

Juan Cole

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