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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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70 Parties Register to Contest the Elections Al-Hayat reports that the Iraqi Islamic Party has registered a full party list of 275 candidates. The party, […]

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AIPAC Spying Case Heats up Richard Sales, veteran UPI terrorism correspondent, reveals the explosive information that ‘ In 2001, the FBI discovered new, “massive” Israeli […]

Juan Cole

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Press Roundup Reuters Reports On

Press Roundup Reuters reports on a growing Iraq fuel crisis that could lead to civil turmoil and harm the prospects for elections. How ironic, if […]

Juan Cole

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Muqtada Elections Will Divide Iraqis

Muqtada Elections Will Divide Iraqis

Muqtada: Elections will Divide Iraqis Sistani Rep: Beware of Voter Fraud Ash-Sharq al-Awsat: Shaikh Abd al-Mahdi al-Karbala’i, representative of Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani in Karbala, […]

Juan Cole

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Al Dhari Explains Sunni Arab Boycott

Al Dhari Explains Sunni Arab Boycott

Al-Dhari Explains Sunni Arab Boycott Hareth al-Dhari spoke out Thursday about the reasons for which his Association of Muslim Scholars urges a boycott of the […]

Juan Cole

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Shiite List Announced For January

Shiite List Announced For January

Shiite List Announced for January Elections Sameer Yacoub of AP gives an overview of the unified Shiite list announced Thursday, The United Iraqi Alliance. It […]

Juan Cole

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Mark Levine Replies To Robert Spencer

Mark Levine Replies To Robert Spencer

Mark LeVine Replies to Robert Spencer Mark LeVine, Middle East historian at UC Irvine, writes AN OPEN REPLY TO ROBERT SPENCER. Dear Mr. Spencer First […]

Juan Cole

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Rumsfeld Military Irrelevance Of

Rumsfeld Military Irrelevance Of

Rumsfeld, the Military Irrelevance of Fallujah, and Retina Scans Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld was called on the carpet at a meeting with troops in […]

Juan Cole

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King Abdullah Ii And President Yawir

King Abdullah Ii And President Yawir

King Abdullah II and President Yawir Worry about Iran and Shiism Robin Wright and Peter Baker of the Washington Post got King Abdullah II to […]

Juan Cole

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