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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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"They even killed the cats!"

"They even killed the cats!"

Some 50,000 Palestinians have been left homeless by the Israeli war on the people of Gaza, with 400,000 now lacking access to running water. Rebuilding […]

Juan Cole

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King’s Anti-Imperialism and the Challenge for Obama

King’s Anti-Imperialism and the Challenge for Obama

The Martin Luther King, Jr. that most Americans know is the man who said, “I have a dream” at a massive rally 250,000 strong in […]

Juan Cole

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Abraham, Booker T. and Barack; Three Speeches on the Way from Philadelphia

Abraham, Booker T. and Barack; Three Speeches on the Way from Philadelphia

President-Elect Barack Obama on Saturday evoked Abraham Lincoln’s train procession to Washington DC, the last leg of which took the Great Emancipator from Philadelphia to […]

Juan Cole

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Israel Hits Another UN School before Ceasing Fire; On Ethnic and Civic Nationalisms

Israel Hits Another UN School before Ceasing Fire; On Ethnic and Civic Nationalisms

Israeli war planes stayed home on Sunday morning, sparing densely-populated Gaza the intense aerial bombardment to which it had been daily subjected for the previous […]

Juan Cole

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Olmert Announces Ceasefire; Mearsheimer on Gaza

Olmert Announces Ceasefire; Mearsheimer on Gaza

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has announced a ceasefire in the Israeli assault on the population of the Gaza Strip, beginning at midnight Saturday, Israeli […]

Juan Cole

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3000 Abandoned Cars at Dubai Airport as Economy Turns Down

3000 Abandoned Cars at Dubai Airport as Economy Turns Down

Airport police in Dubai have found some 3,000 abandoned automobiles during the past 4 months, as Indian and other South Asians in the real estate […]

Juan Cole

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Bahrain to Build Zero Emissions Skyscraper

Bahrain to Build Zero Emissions Skyscraper

Bahrain is building the world’s first zero carbon emissions skyscraper: ‘ Thomas Lucking, of architectural firm Gerber Architekten, said they have designed a tower which […]

Juan Cole

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Bahrain to Build Zero Emissions Skyscraper

Bahrain to Build Zero Emissions Skyscraper

Bahrain is building the world’s first zero carbon emissions skyscraper: ‘ Thomas Lucking, of architectural firm Gerber Architekten, said they have designed a tower which […]

Juan Cole

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Cosby on voting for Barack Obama

Cosby on voting for Barack Obama

Bill Cosby on voting for Obama: End/ (Not Continued)

Juan Cole

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