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Syrian-Australian Muslim halts Indian-Australian ISIL Attack on Jewish Australians
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Syrian-Australian Muslim halts Indian-Australian ISIL Attack on Jewish Australians

Juan Cole

They made a trip to the Philippines in November and Sajid Akram used an Indian passport, while Naveed used his Australian travel document.

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Soaring West Bank Violence is Fueled by Official Israeli Surrender to Settlers

Soaring West Bank Violence is Fueled by Official Israeli Surrender to Settlers

12/16/2025 By The Conversation

Rebuking UC Berkeley over Suspension of Lecturer for Palestine Advocacy

Rebuking UC Berkeley over Suspension of Lecturer for Palestine Advocacy

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Fifth and final part of “The Genius of Omar Khayyam” — the continuing appeal of his poetry and philosophy, and the question of how much […]

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Rafsanjani: Iran does not Want Nukes, Should improve relations with US, Saudi

Rafsanjani: Iran does not Want Nukes, Should improve relations with US, Saudi

Former Iranian president Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, gave an interview in a security studies journal recently, and I thought it might be important to share […]

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Arab spring brings steep rise in US attacks in Yemen (Woods & Slater)

Arab spring brings steep rise in US attacks in Yemen (Woods & Slater)

Christ Woods and Emma Slater write at the Bureau of Investigative Journalism: Arab spring brings steep rise in US attacks in Yemen by Chris Woods […]

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A cup full of rose-colored wine  is beautiful; the tunes of the lute are lovely. As for the prude who knows nothing of wine, it […]

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Life of Omar Khayyam, pt 4 (Documentary)

Life of Omar Khayyam, pt 4 (Documentary)

Part 4 of the “Genius of Omar Khayyam”— how Edward Fitzgerald’s translation became a Western publishing sensation:

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After his wins on Tuesday, Mitt Romney is clearly the Republican standard bearer in the 2012 election, and he is already flailing about attempting to […]

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The life of this world without wine and bartender is not happy; without the airs of the Iraqi flute, it is not happy; Whenever I […]

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Tom Engelhardt writes at Tomdispatch.com: Data Mining You How the Intelligence Community Is Creating a New American World By Tom Engelhardt I was out of […]

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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:

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