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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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14 Dead in Iraq; More Fighting between Sadrists and US Troops; Between a huge car bomb in Adhamiyah in Baghdad (which killed 4 and wounded […]

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Chalabi Spy Case James Risen and David Johnston have a story in the New York Times on Wednesday about the spying charges against Ahmad Chalabi. […]

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Making Americans Safer Frankly Idiotic

Making Americans Safer The frankly idiotic US battles fought near Shiite shrines in Najaf and Karbala have created a new, seething rage toward the US […]

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New Proposal for Mahdi Army in Najaf A new proposal has emerged for dealing with the stand-off in Najaf, whereby the US troops will withdraw […]

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More on Ghazi al-Yawar From an informed Iraqi reader: I thought I’d tell you a little bit about Ghazi Al-Yawer’s background. He’s a very good […]

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Washingtonpost.com: Iraq: New Government Takes Over The Washington Post online kindly had me on for an online discussion of the developments in Iraq today. For […]

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New Iraqi Government Announced How

New Iraqi Government Announced How weak the Americans have become in Iraq became clear in Iraq on Tuesday when their choice for the ceremonial post […]

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Ghazi Al Yawar On Iraqi Politics Here

Ghazi al-Yawar on Iraqi Politics Here are some documents on the new Iraqi president. Some flavor of the new president can be gathered from this […]

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