Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Even as President Trump and members of his entourage in Doha, Qatar, discussed how to end the Israeli war on […]
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Life of Omar Khayyam, 3 (Documentary)
Part 3 of “The Genius of Omar Khayyam”, with special attention to the place of the Rubaiyat (Quatrains) in Iranian music:
Arab revolutions Continue
5. Tunisia’s Muslim religious party, Ennahda, has pledged to retain the secular character of the Tunisian constitution. Leader Rashid Ghanoushi says that the party won’t […]
Omar Khayyam (87)
Hurry up, for you will be separated from the spirit. You will go behind the curtain of God’s mysteries. Have some wine, since you don’t […]
Life of Omar Khayyam, Part 2 (Documentary)
Part two of “The Genius of Omar Khayyam”
Iraq Slams Saudis, Qataris for Plans to Arm Syrian Rebels
The meeting of the so-called ‘Friends of Syria’ group of nations in Istanbul on Sunday produced some heated exchanges over a key issue: whether to […]
Omar Khayyam (83)
Khayyam, you wove tents of wisdom, but fell into a campfire and suddenly burned up. The scissors of fate severed the guy ropes of your […]
Tomgram: Michael Klare, Welcome to the New Third World of Energy, the U.S.
Michael Klare writes at Tomdispatch.com: A New Energy Third World in North America? How the Big Energy Companies Plan to Turn the United States into […]
Instruments of War Propaganda (Jamiol Cartoon)
This cartoon courtesy of Jamiol’s World. Congratulations to Paul Jamiol on the publication of his book of trenchant editorial cartoons from the past couple of […]
Life of Omar Khayyam, Part 1 (Documentary)
The life and times of a medieval poet and scientist, Omar Khayyam, Part 1, a documentary by Sadiq Saba:
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