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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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Giuliani Laughs at Habeas Corpus Habeas Corpus is the right of a prisoner to petition a court to release him on grounds of wrongful imprisonment. […]

Juan Cole

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Glasgow Attacked British Police Have

Glasgow attacked British police have arrested more suspects in the car-bombing of the Glasgow airport. Recent reports I hear at CNN suggest to me that […]

Juan Cole

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Maliki Condemns Us Raid On Sadr City 77

Maliki Condemns US Raid on Sadr City 77% of Americans Say Iraq War going Badly 77% of Americans say that the Iraq War is going […]

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Iran Welcomes President Talebani

Iran Welcomes President Talebani

Talabani and Ahmadinejad Buddy Around This video of Iraqi President Jalal Talabani visiting Tehran last week and hanging around gleefully with Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad […]

Juan Cole

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Glasgow Airport Incident Apparent Car

Glasgow Airport Incident Apparent Car

Glasgow Airport Incident Apparent car bombing attack at Glasgow Airport. The two drivers appear to have been arrested. The eyewitness description suggests rank amateurs with […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Mika Brzezinski Of Mnsbc Rips Paris

Mika Brzezinski Of Mnsbc Rips Paris

Mika: Iraq is More Important Bravo Mika Brzezinski, the anchor who refused to read a story about the release from jail of socialite Paris Hilton […]

Juan Cole

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Sunni Bloc Pulls Out Of Government 5 Us

Sunni Bloc Pulls Out Of Government 5 Us

Sunni Bloc Pulls out of Government US Raids Sadr City, Kills 26 Talabani Slams Arab Neighbors Early Saturday morning, US forces raided into Shiite Sadr […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Hacking Muqtada Iraq Al Sadr Website

Hacking Muqtada Iraq Al Sadr Website

Hacking Muqtada The USG Open Source Center reports on the hacking of the Sadr Movement’s website and its hijacking for anti-Shiite polemics. Cyberwar as part […]

Juan Cole

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Bomb Defused In London As I Write

Bomb Defused In London As I Write

Bomb Defused in London As I write, London police are using a robot to investigate a parked car near Buckingham Palace. The operation comes hours […]

Juan Cole

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