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Rumi and Shakespeare: On Forgiveness and Reconciliation
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Rumi and Shakespeare: On Forgiveness and Reconciliation

Juan Cole

Jalaluddin Rumi (d. 1273) has sometimes been called “the Shakespeare of the East.” The comparison is just

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One Year After Assad’s Fall: Iran’s Strategic Collapse In Syria

One Year After Assad’s Fall: Iran’s Strategic Collapse In Syria

12/13/2025 By Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty

The Transatlantic Rift over Gaza’s Future

The Transatlantic Rift over Gaza’s Future

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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 […]

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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 […]

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The life and times of a medieval poet and scientist, Omar Khayyam, Part 1, a documentary by Sadiq Saba:

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That wine which can take on diverse forms in its essence sometimes becomes an animal, sometimes a plant. Don’t imagine that its being ever goes […]

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