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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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Fallujah Film Italian Magazine Diario

Fallujah Film Italian Magazine Diario

Fallujah Film The Italian magazine Diario has posted to its web site a film of Fallujah made by Iraqis (apparently by Iraqi government workers sent […]

Juan Cole

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Iraqization Of Afghanistan Suicide

Iraqization Of Afghanistan Suicide

The Iraqization of Afghanistan A suicide bomber walked into the Abd al-Rabb Mosque in the southwestern city of Qandahar, Afghanistan, at 9 am Wednesday morning […]

Juan Cole

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Good Israelis Revered Israeli News

Good Israelis Revered Israeli News

The Good Israelis Revered Israeli news anchor Haim Yavin has made a five-part documentary on the Israeli colonization of the Palestinian West Bank and Gaza […]

Juan Cole

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9 Dead In Crashes Jaafari Pledges Not

9 Dead In Crashes Jaafari Pledges Not

9 Dead in Crashes Jaafari Pledges not to Contravene Islamic Law A bomb wounded three on the road to the airport from Baghdad. The bombers […]

Juan Cole

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31 Dead 108 Wounded In Hillah Blasts

31 Dead 108 Wounded In Hillah Blasts

31 Dead, 108 Wounded in Hillah Blasts Basra Insecure Suicide bombers in the Shiite city of Hillah about an hour’s drive south of Baghdad killed […]

Juan Cole

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Iraqi Islamic Party Leader Released Us

Iraqi Islamic Party Leader Released Us

Iraqi Islamic Party Leader Released The US military has released Muhsin Abd al-Hamid, the leader of the Iraqi Islamic Party. The IIP runs the provincial […]

Juan Cole

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30 Dead Dozens Wounded By Guerrillas

30 Dead Dozens Wounded By Guerrillas

30 Dead, Dozens Wounded by Guerrillas In Response to Operation Lightning Guerrillas in Baghdad fought determinedly against the 40,000 Iraqi soldiers fielded to crack down […]

Juan Cole

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No God But God Max Rodenbeck Makes Odd

No God But God Max Rodenbeck Makes Odd

No God But God Max Rodenbeck makes odd statements and basic errors in his review of Reza Aslan’s “No God but God” on the struggle […]

Juan Cole

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43 Iraqis Dead In 2 Days Shiite

43 Iraqis Dead In 2 Days Shiite

43 Iraqis Dead in 2 Days Shiite Pilgrims Massacred Killings in Sinjar, Hilla Wire services report that the unconventional sectarian civil war in Iraq continued […]

Juan Cole

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