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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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Bremer Still Writing Laws for Iraq Walter Pincus of the Washington Post reports that US proconsul in Iraq Paul Bremer has unilaterally issued more laws, […]

Juan Cole

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Bremer Still Writing Laws For Iraq

Bremer Still Writing Laws For Iraq

Bremer Still Writing Laws for Iraq Walter Pincus of the Washington Post reports that US proconsul in Iraq Paul Bremer has unilaterally issued more laws, […]

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New Sunni Shiite Political Grouping

New Sunni Shiite Political Grouping

New Sunni-Shiite Political Grouping Several readers asked me what I thought of the al-Jazeerah article about the formation of a new pan-Iraqi, Pan-Islamic group that […]

Juan Cole

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New Sunni Shiite Political Grouping

New Sunni Shiite Political Grouping

New Sunni-Shiite Political Grouping Several readers asked me what I thought of the al-Jazeerah article about the formation of a new pan-Iraqi, Pan-Islamic group that […]

Juan Cole

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Coalition Battles Sadrists In East

Coalition Battles Sadrists In East

Coalition Battles Sadrists in East Baghdad, Amara, Basrah The Sadrist movement deliberately attempted to provoke the British on Saturday in Amara and Basra. Their provocative […]

Juan Cole

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Some Senior Officers In Iraq Say Were

Some Senior Officers In Iraq Say Were

Some Senior Officers in Iraq Say: We’re Winning Battles, Losing the War George W. Bush’s elective decision to besiege Fallujah in revenge for the killing […]

Juan Cole

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Nato To Bush You Broke It You Own It

Nato To Bush You Broke It You Own It

NATO to Bush: You Broke it, You Own it Paul Richter of the LA Times reports that NATO has had second thoughts about coming in […]

Juan Cole

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Ongoing Crisis Around Muqtada Al Sadr

Ongoing Crisis Around Muqtada Al Sadr

Ongoing crisis around Muqtada al-Sadr Muqtada al-Sadr taunted US troops who are seeking to arrest or kill him. In his Friday prayers sermon in Kufa. […]

Juan Cole

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Mideastization Of Us Or Rumsfeld Must

Mideastization Of Us Or Rumsfeld Must

The Mideastization of the US, or: Rumsfeld Must Resign The Bush administration keeps talking about bringing democracy to the Middle East, but a key element […]

Juan Cole

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