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For Christmas: Jesus’ Life-Giving Breath and Persian Love Poetry
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For Christmas: Jesus’ Life-Giving Breath and Persian Love Poetry

Juan Cole

Muslim mystics such as Rumi, Attar and other Sufi writers often referred to Jesus as a symbol of spirituality and love.

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Trump Announces Plan to Break Up the Life-Saving National Center for Atmospheric Research

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Shamash! “The Monster and the Grandma”

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Ta-Nehisi Coates: If Democrats can’t draw the Line at Genocide, they can’t Draw the Line at Democracy

Ta-Nehisi Coates: If Democrats can’t draw the Line at Genocide, they can’t Draw the Line at Democracy

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Ta-Nehisi Coates and Angela Davis spoke at the University of Michigan’s Rackham Auditorium on February 19, 2025, interviewed by my […]

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Israel/ Palestine
UK Society of Authors’ Lukewarm Response to Israeli Raid on Palestinian Bookshop Provokes Resignation

UK Society of Authors’ Lukewarm Response to Israeli Raid on Palestinian Bookshop Provokes Resignation

( Middle East Monitor ) – British travel writer Matthew Teller has resigned from the Society of Authors (SoA) in protest at the organisation’s response […]

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Making America Sick Again: How Trump’s Drastic Layoffs at the Centers for Disease Control cripple our Response to Norovirus, Measles Outbreaks

By Jordan Miller, Arizona State University (The Conversation) – In just a few short weeks, the Trump administration has brought drastic changes to the Centers […]

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Lebanon at a Crossroads: Can Saudi Arabia Counter Iran’s Waning Influence?

Lebanon at a Crossroads: Can Saudi Arabia Counter Iran’s Waning Influence?

Trabzon, Turkey (Special to Informed Comment, Feature) – The recent visit of Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan to Lebanon on 23 January […]

Hamdullah Baycar

Donald Trump
History unearthed: What if Trump succeeded in ethnically Cleansing Gaza?

History unearthed: What if Trump succeeded in ethnically Cleansing Gaza?

( Middle East Monitor ) – US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner said in a 2020 interview that he had read 25 books on […]

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The Heart (or Graphite) of Greed:  Why Donald Trump’s Obsession with Greenland Is All About China</h2>

The Heart (or Graphite) of Greed: Why Donald Trump’s Obsession with Greenland Is All About China

( Tomdispatch.com ) – In early January, Donald Trump Jr.’s private plane landed on a snowy airfield in Greenland. There was little fanfare upon his […]

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It is Time to Junk the “Munich” Analogy

It is Time to Junk the “Munich” Analogy

Tiffin, Ohio (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – No sooner had the announcement about a new policy for Ukraine from the Trump administration been made […]

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Can Israel Destroy Iran’s Nuclear Program?

Can Israel Destroy Iran’s Nuclear Program?

By Kian Sharifi ( RFE/ RL ) – U.S. intelligence has concluded that the odds of an Israeli attack on Iran’s nuclear program in the […]

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