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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

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White and Carapico re: Cole, “How to Get out of Iraq” My piece in The Nation on “How to Get out of Iraq” is generating […]

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Tens of Thousands in Najaf Demand US Departure from Iraq Tens of thousands of followers of young Shiite nationalist cleric Muqtada al-Sadr rallied in the […]

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Turkish/ Iraqi Kurdish Crisis over Barzani Comments All hell has broken loose rhetorically between the politicians in Turkey and those in Iraqi Kurdistan. Turkish Prime […]

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Cole in Salon: McCain’s Iraq Problem My column , “John McCain’s Iraq Problem,” is now available at Salon.com. Excerpt: ‘ On Sunday, April 8, Sen. […]

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How to Get out of Iraq I repeat: My article, “How to Get out of Iraq,”, is now out in The Nation. Here is a […]

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10 US Troops Killed Thousands of Sadrist Demonstrators Come to Najaf Thousands of followers of young Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr converged on Najaf Monday, planning […]

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64 Dead in Iraq; 4 US Troops Killed; Bombings in Baghdad, Bodies in Baquba; US vs. Mahdi Army in Diwaniya AP reports that 64 persons […]

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Attack on Sunni Baghdad Satellite Channel Draws Criticism The US Government Open Source Center translated or paraphrased the following report from Sunni fundamentalist party internet […]

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Friday Sermons in Iraq The USG Open Source Center translates excerpts from the Iraqi Friday prayers sermons delivered a week ago, many of which were […]

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