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

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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By Andrew King, The University of Melbourne and David Karoly, The University of Melbourne (The Conversation) – The year 2024 was the world’s warmest on […]

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By Melike Pala | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – Israel’s use of artificial intelligence (AI) funded by European Union research programmes to target […]

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Ireland to Int’l Court of Justice: Gaza War is no Excuse for Israel Genociding Palestinian Civilians

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Ireland has filed a declaration with the International Court of Justice of its intention to intervene in South Africa’s genocide […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Gaza and Lebanon Atrocities: The international legal System has Collapsed, and Journalism is Collapsing with it

Gaza and Lebanon Atrocities: The international legal System has Collapsed, and Journalism is Collapsing with it

By Kristin Skare Orgeret, Oslo Metropolitan University (The Conversation) – The past year has been the deadliest for journalists since the Committee to Protect Journalists […]

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( Tomdispatch.com ) – The expression “punch-drunk,” Google informs me, means “stupefied by or as if by a series of heavy blows to the head.” […]

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