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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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Al-Sadr Threatens Mahdi Army Revival if US Troops Stay

Al-Sadr Threatens Mahdi Army Revival if US Troops Stay

Al-Hayat writing in Arabic reports that nationalist Shiite clergyman Muqtada al-Sadr threatened on Saturday to revive his Mahdi Army militia if US troops tried to […]

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Egypt
Hundreds of Thousands of Arabs Protest their Governments

Hundreds of Thousands of Arabs Protest their Governments

On Friday, the US Congress endeavored to decide whether American democracy has irretrievably broken down because the representatives of the Billionaires refused to compromise with […]

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Thomas Jefferson in Arabic

Thomas Jefferson in Arabic

I am excited to announce that the Global Americana Institute has, in partnership with Dar al-Saqi of Beirut brought out a volume of selected writings […]

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Is the FBI Lying to Congress about its Abuses of the “PATRIOT” Act?

Techdirt asks, “Is the FBI lying to Congress about its abuses of the PATRIOT Act? and answers in the affirmative. Actually there is plenty of […]

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Yemen
Reuters:  Saudi-US Plan to Nudge Saleh Out as Demonstrators Stage Tsunami of Taiz

Reuters: Saudi-US Plan to Nudge Saleh Out as Demonstrators Stage Tsunami of Taiz

Reuters reporters in Dubai are saying that a diplomat with knowledge of the negotiations going on between the Gulf Cooperation Council and Yemeni President Ali […]

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Yemen
OSC: Yemeni Tribes, Movements, Youth, Organizations Decry Regime’s ‘Bloody Massacres’

OSC: Yemeni Tribes, Movements, Youth, Organizations Decry Regime’s ‘Bloody Massacres’

The USG Open Source Center translates reactions of major political groupings in Yemen to the massacre of protesters in Taiz [Ta’izz] by security forces on […]

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Energy
Wholesale Solar Energy Costs Rivalling Coal

Wholesale Solar Energy Costs Rivalling Coal

Bloomberg reports that wholesale solar energy costs are falling 8% a year and may already rival coal in sunny climes like the Middle East and […]

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Energy
Green Energy in 20-40 Years?

Green Energy in 20-40 Years?

All the power the world needs could be provided by alternative energy sources within 20-40 years if the political will could be found, according to […]

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