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“Reviving old Desires:”  Saadi and Omar Khayyam  on Celebrating the New Year
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“Reviving old Desires:” Saadi and Omar Khayyam on Celebrating the New Year

Juan Cole

The dawn wind wafts the scent of the New Year / to friends’ delight and triumphant good cheer.

Iran Protests Intensify Amid Rial Free Fall, Mounting Regional Tensions

Iran Protests Intensify Amid Rial Free Fall, Mounting Regional Tensions

01/01/2026 By Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty

What “Loving-Kindness” Meditation is and How to Practice it in the New Year

What “Loving-Kindness” Meditation is and How to Practice it in the New Year

01/01/2026 By The Conversation

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Israel/ Palestine
Palestinian Prisoner Jaradat's death in Israeli Cell Provokes Further Protests

Palestinian Prisoner Jaradat’s death in Israeli Cell Provokes Further Protests

Arafat Jaradat was detained by Israeli authorities near Hebron last Monday at a protest of illegal Israeli squatting on Palestinian land. On Saturday the 30=year-old […]

Juan Cole

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Today’s top Green Energy Good News

Today’s top Green Energy Good News

Russia is funding research into powering its airplanes with solar energy. The airline industry is being hurt by high fuel prices, and solar-powered planes would […]

Juan Cole

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Should Anonymous Billionaires be able Secretly to buy our Elections?  Lawsuit against IRS says Not (Barker)

Should Anonymous Billionaires be able Secretly to buy our Elections? Lawsuit against IRS says Not (Barker)

Kim Barker writes at ProPublica A former Illinois congressional candidate and a government watchdog organization have teamed up to sue the Internal Revenue Service, claiming […]

Juan Cole

Environment
Can Solar Energy save India’s Taj Mahal?

Can Solar Energy save India’s Taj Mahal?

The Indian state of Uttar Pradesh says that it wants to develop Agra as a solar city in part so as to save the Taj […]

Juan Cole

Environment
Greening of Saudi Arabia:  NASA Photos Show Kingdom Tapping non-renewable Aquifers for Farming

Greening of Saudi Arabia: NASA Photos Show Kingdom Tapping non-renewable Aquifers for Farming

The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration last year published a series of photos over past decades showing expansion of farming in Saudi Arabia’s Syrian […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Israel-Palestine at the Oscars:  Amy Goodman’s interviews on 5 Broken Cameras and the Gatekeepers

Israel-Palestine at the Oscars: Amy Goodman’s interviews on 5 Broken Cameras and the Gatekeepers

Amy Goodman’s Democracy Now! has been interviewing the makers and subjects of Oscar nominees for best documentary, including the Palestinian film “5 Broken Cameras” and […]

Juan Cole

US politics
Taming Capitalism Gone Wild (Bill Moyers Interviews)

Taming Capitalism Gone Wild (Bill Moyers Interviews)

Bill Moyers and his guests look at how Wall Street has captured the government regulators that are supposed to be its watchdogs, how restaurant workers […]

Juan Cole

Syria
Syrian Revolution Darkens Further, with Damascus Bombings and Hizbullah Involvement

Syrian Revolution Darkens Further, with Damascus Bombings and Hizbullah Involvement

The Syrian regime bombed its own people again on Thursday, this time sending fighter jets to bombard the old district of Deraa in the south. […]

Juan Cole

US politics
Hagel with a Smear or, the Senate Republicans as HS Mean Girls (Jon Stewart’s Daily Show)

Hagel with a Smear or, the Senate Republicans as HS Mean Girls (Jon Stewart’s Daily Show)

Jon Stewart at the Daily Show skewers Senate Republicans, especially Lindsey Graham and John McCain for holding up the confirmation of Chuck Hagel as Secretary […]

Juan Cole

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