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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

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The dawn wind wafts the scent of the New Year / to friends’ delight and triumphant good cheer.

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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

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Inflation, Protests and the Shadow of Another War on Iran

Inflation, Protests and the Shadow of Another War on Iran

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Pakistani Radical Cleric Captured From

Red Mosque Leader Arrested in Burqa Dawn reports, ‘ Maulana Aziz was caught after a group of 50 burqa-clad women from the mosque started screaming […]

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Massive Street Battle In Pakistans

Massive Street Battle in Pakistan’s Capital Army versus Muslim Militants Dawn reports on the fierce fighting in the streets of Islamabad between radical fundamentalists and […]

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Al Maliki Plans Overhaul Of His

Al-Maliki plans Overhaul of his Government 18 Dead in Bombing of Shiite Market Aljazeera Arabic is showing clips of a speech by PM Nuri al-Maliki […]

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Libby Was Small Fish Bush Really

Libby was the Small Fish Bush really Commuted the Sentences of Rove and Cheney George H. W. Bush called those who leak the names of […]

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6 Us Soldiers Were Announced Killed On

US Air Raid on Diwaniya Allegedly Kills 10 Civilians 6 US Troops Killed Iran Denies US Charges of Covert Ops in Iraq 6 US soldiers […]

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Jordanian Iraqi Physicians Behind Uk

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Afghanistan’s president, Hamid Karzai, called Sunday for a formal investigation into reports that a US/NATO air strike on Taliban positions in a village last Friday […]

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Al Maliki Calls For Provincial

Al-Maliki Calls for Provincial Elections MP Janabi defects to Guerrillas Sadrists Reject new Parliamentary bloc Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki is calling for provincial elections to […]

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IC Global Affairs Some of us are launching a group blog, Informed Comment: Global Affairs. Iran expert Farideh Farhi weighs in today on the gasoline […]

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