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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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Hersh: Photographing Torture Was itself a Form of Coercion Journalist Seymour Hersh came out with several revelations concerning US torture of POWs on Sunday. He […]

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36 Die in Bloody Sunday AFP reports that 36 Iraqis were killed in violence in that country on Sunday. Guerrillas detonated a bomb in a […]

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36 Die In Bloody Sunday Afp Reports

36 Die in Bloody Sunday AFP reports that 36 Iraqis were killed in violence in that country on Sunday. Guerrillas detonated a bomb in a […]

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