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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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The long-term Impact of Israel’s Gaza Genocide will only become Clear as the Toxic Dust Settles

by Dr Emma Keelan   by Dr Brendan Ciarán Browne ( Middle East Monitor ) – As the toxic dust begins to settle, it is […]

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The Qur’an’s Celebration of Diverse Skin Colors: Forms of Equality in the Muslim Scripture

The Qur’an’s Celebration of Diverse Skin Colors: Forms of Equality in the Muslim Scripture

I am reprinting part of this essay that appeared in Renovatio, the literary magazine of a small Muslim liberal arts college — Zaytuna — in […]

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Death shaded the Life of this Holocaust historian. The cancer Memoir he began in Hospital was a final ‘Act of Love’

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Let us be Joyous about the Release of all Hostages, Israeli and Palestinian, in Gaza Peace Deal, including 21 Palestinian Children

Let us be Joyous about the Release of all Hostages, Israeli and Palestinian, in Gaza Peace Deal, including 21 Palestinian Children

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – It is wonderful news that on Sunday and Monday Israeli and Palestinian hostages were released as part of the ceasefire […]

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Tevet, Palindromes, and the Ceasefire in Gaza

Tevet, Palindromes, and the Ceasefire in Gaza

( The Times of Israel ) – On the occasion of the ceasefire in Gaza, let’s reflect on the current Hebrew month of Tevet: This […]

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( Tomdispatch.com ) – This country, once a haven for immigrants, is now on the verge of turning into a first-class nightmare for them. President […]

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Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The British Parliament has the longest history of any parliament, since it was the first, so it has had time […]

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