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For Christmas: Jesus’ Life-Giving Breath and Persian Love Poetry
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For Christmas: Jesus’ Life-Giving Breath and Persian Love Poetry

Juan Cole

Muslim mystics such as Rumi, Attar and other Sufi writers often referred to Jesus as a symbol of spirituality and love.

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IRI Suppresses Key Data Muqtada as Popular as Allawi In my posting on Sunday, I complained that the International Republican Institute rather unrealistically put a […]

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6 US Troops Wounded, More than 28 Iraqis Dead, Over 50 Wounded On Saturday, Alistair Lyon reported from Baghdad along with David Randall in London […]

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