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Rumi and Shakespeare: On Forgiveness and Reconciliation
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Rumi and Shakespeare: On Forgiveness and Reconciliation

Juan Cole

Jalaluddin Rumi (d. 1273) has sometimes been called “the Shakespeare of the East.” The comparison is just

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One Year After Assad’s Fall: Iran’s Strategic Collapse In Syria

One Year After Assad’s Fall: Iran’s Strategic Collapse In Syria

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The Transatlantic Rift over Gaza’s Future

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No, Israel hasn't Committed 50 Holocausts against Palestinians or Even One; but it has Committed Apartheid

No, Israel hasn’t Committed 50 Holocausts against Palestinians or Even One; but it has Committed Apartheid

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The head of the rump Palestine Authority that has a presence in 40% of the West Bank, Mahmoud Abbas, created […]

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Israel's Latest War on the Palestinians Reveals How Alone and Vulnerable they Are

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