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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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Some 30 Killed In Iraq Violence

Some 30 Killed in Iraq Violence [Updated early Weds. Morning] A guerrilla strapped on a bomb belt and blew up a police recruiting station in […]

Juan Cole

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Playing With Human Lives Goldbergs

Playing With Human Lives Goldbergs

Playing with Human Lives Goldberg’s descent into pathetic lack of humanity has been a pitiful thing to watch. I am so sorry to bother readers […]

Juan Cole

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Guerrillas Kill Over 30 Wound Dozens

Guerrillas Kill Over 30 Wound Dozens

Guerrillas Kill over 30, wound Dozens, In Continued Iraq Violence Sadr Movement Coming in Third in South Mariam Fam of AP gives us the details […]

Juan Cole

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Goldberg V

Goldberg v. Cole Redux Goldberg seems to like embarrassing himself, so he won’t let go. Let us see what has been established. First, I alleged […]

Juan Cole

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Republicans Iraq And Islamic Republic

Republicans Iraq And Islamic Republic

The Republicans’ Iraq and the Islamic Republic of Iraq A guerrilla attack on a police station at Mahawil south of Baghdad left 22 police and […]

Juan Cole

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Letter To Jonah Goldberg Reader Ccd Me

Letter to Jonah Goldberg A reader cc’d me with this letter to Jonah Goldberg and allowed me to share it here. Jonah: In your post […]

Juan Cole

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Focus On Elections In Iraq Al Hayat

Focus On Elections In Iraq Al Hayat

Focus on Elections in Iraq Al-Hayat: An official spokesman for the Da`wa Party said Saturday that its political office had put forward Ibrahim Jafari as […]

Juan Cole

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Wolcott On Goldbergs Language

Wolcott On Goldbergs Language

Wolcott on Goldberg’s Language Competencies James Wolcott of Vanity Fair weighs in on the Goldberg/Cole debate. My favorite line: “Yes, but Jonah speaks fluent Simpsons, […]

Juan Cole

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Shiite Religious Coalition Dominates

Shiite Religious Coalition Dominates

Shiite Religious Coalition Dominates Parliamentary Voting With 3.3 million votes counted from about 10 mostly southern provinces, the United Iraqi Alliance of mainly Shiite religious […]

Juan Cole

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