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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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Sistani Favors Brahimi Plan Grand

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Sistani Favors Brahimi Plan Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani, according to UN sources, approves of the transition plan of Lakhdar Brahimi for Iraq, which consists of […]

Juan Cole

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Sistani Favors Brahimi Plan Grand

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Sistani Favors Brahimi Plan Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani, according to UN sources, approves of the transition plan of Lakhdar Brahimi for Iraq, which consists of […]

Juan Cole

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Sadrists Launch Wider Insurgency In

Sadrists Launch Wider Insurgency In

Sadrists Launch Wider Insurgency in South az-Zaman Muqtada al-Sadr ordered his followers Monday to widen the scope of their military operations against the Coalition to […]

Juan Cole

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Sadrists Launch Wider Insurgency In

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Sadrists Launch Wider Insurgency in South az-Zaman Muqtada al-Sadr ordered his followers Monday to widen the scope of their military operations against the Coalition to […]

Juan Cole

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Us Ordered Spanish To Bring In Muqtada

Us Ordered Spanish To Bring In Muqtada

US Ordered Spanish to Bring in Muqtada ‘Dead or Alive’ Spanish Command predicted “Large-Scale Military Response” The new Spanish Minister of Defense, Jose Bono, is […]

Juan Cole

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Us Ordered Spanish To Bring In Muqtada

Us Ordered Spanish To Bring In Muqtada

US Ordered Spanish to Bring in Muqtada ‘Dead or Alive’ Spanish Command predicted “Large-Scale Military Response” The new Spanish Minister of Defense, Jose Bono, is […]

Juan Cole

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Israel Connection To Abu Ghraib Scandal

Israel Connection To Abu Ghraib Scandal

Israel Connection to Abu Ghraib Scandal? Wayne Madsen a former National Security Council staffer, explores the evidence for an Israeli connection to the prison torture […]

Juan Cole

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Israel Connection To Abu Ghraib

Israel Connection To Abu Ghraib

Israel Connection to Abu Ghraib Scandal? Wayne Madsen a former National Security Council staffer, explores the evidence for an Israeli connection to the prison torture […]

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More Arguments With Bush I Just Want To

More Arguments With Bush I Just Want To

More Arguments with Bush I just want to make a few observations about President Bush’s remarks on Monday: Transcript: Bush Gives Rumsfeld Vote of Confidence […]

Juan Cole

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