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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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Namesakes in Gaza: Carrying the Martyrs with us in Diaspora

Namesakes in Gaza: Carrying the Martyrs with us in Diaspora

Written bySafa ( Globalvioices.org ) – When the list of people killed was released from the Gaza Ministry of Health, I couldn’t help but search […]

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Why we need to Transform the Arctic Ocean into a North Pole Marine Reserve

Why we need to Transform the Arctic Ocean into a North Pole Marine Reserve

(The Conversation) – Kirsten Freja Young, University of Exeter and Brendan Godley, University of Exeter At the most northerly tip of the UK, looking north […]

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How Solar Power could save Fossil Gas Giant Iran from its Energy Crisis

How Solar Power could save Fossil Gas Giant Iran from its Energy Crisis

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Iran has for weeks been in the midst of an energy crisis. It may seem paradoxical given that it has […]

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“Jewish Chronicle” under Fire over Article claiming Palestinian Solidarity is anti-Semitic

“Jewish Chronicle” under Fire over Article claiming Palestinian Solidarity is anti-Semitic

( Middle East Monitor ) – The Jewish Chronicle, Britain’s oldest Jewish community newspaper, has come under fire for publishing an article by controversial commentator […]

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We need better ways of storing renewable electricity for later: ‘flow batteries’ can help

We need better ways of storing renewable electricity for later: ‘flow batteries’ can help

By Maria Skyllas-Kazacos, UNSW Sydney (The Conversation) – As more and more solar and wind energy enters Australia’s grid, we will need ways to store […]

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NOLA Attacker was a Vet who fought the War on Terror against Extremists before Breakdown

NOLA Attacker was a Vet who fought the War on Terror against Extremists before Breakdown

Ann Arbor – (Informed Comment) – I love New Orleans, and have been known to hit the jazz clubs on Bourbon Street into the wee […]

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Israel
How will the new Syria handle its Greater Israel Problem?

How will the new Syria handle its Greater Israel Problem?

By Muhammad Hussein | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – When Israel’s far-right extremist finance minister Bezalel Smotrich acknowledged in October his aim for […]

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Australia
First Nations Peoples are now Key to Australia’s clean Energy Revolution, after 65,000 Years of Caring for this Land

First Nations Peoples are now Key to Australia’s clean Energy Revolution, after 65,000 Years of Caring for this Land

By Heidi Norman, UNSW Sydney (The Conversation) – Australia is on the cusp of a once-in-a-generation transformation, as our energy systems shift to clean, renewable […]

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“Raise a Glass with Someone Pretty:”    New Year’s Day in the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam

“Raise a Glass with Someone Pretty:” New Year’s Day in the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – I am rewriting a previous essay here and adding some new translations. The world has seen a lot of misery […]

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