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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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Kerry Slams Bush On Iraq On Winning 5

Kerry Slams Bush on Iraq On winning 5 of 7 primaries on Tuesday, John Kerry immediately came out swinging at Bush over Iraq, Dean-style (without […]

Juan Cole

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United Nations Will Decide On Election

United Nations will Decide on Election Mechanism for Iraq AP reported of Bush’s meeting with Kofi Annan Tuesday that, Kofi said, “The Iraqi Governing Council […]

Juan Cole

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German Aid For Iraqi Higher Education

German Aid For Iraqi Higher Education

German Aid for Iraqi Higher Education Every indication is that as soon as they get their independence, the Iraqi politicians will immediately invite France, Germany […]

Juan Cole

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Supreme Council Denounces Terrorism In

Supreme Council Denounces Terrorism In his sermon in Najaf for the Eid al-Adha, Sadr al-Din al-Qubanji of the Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq […]

Juan Cole

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Inquiry Must Cover Cheney Feith Bush

Inquiry Must Cover Cheney Feith Bush

Inquiry Must cover Cheney, Feith The Bush Administration will probably attempt to dump all the blame for the WMD fiasco on the CIA. As many […]

Juan Cole

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Patel On Grand Ayatollah Kadhim Al

Patel On Grand Ayatollah Kadhim Al

Patel on Grand Ayatollah Kadhim al-Haeri as a possible Sistani Successor David Patel, in Basra, brings up the question of who would succeed Grand Ayatollah […]

Juan Cole

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Brown Translation Commentary On Draft

Brown Translation Commentary On Draft

Brown Translation, Commentary on Draft of Iraqi Fundamental Law Professor Nathan Brown of George Washington University, among the foremost US experts in Middle Eastern law, […]

Juan Cole

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Were Irbil Bombings Revenge For Capture

Were Irbil Bombings Revenge For Capture

Were the Irbil Bombings Revenge for the Capture of Hasan Ghul of al-Qaeda? The London daily al-Hayat raised the question today of whether Sunday’s twin […]

Juan Cole

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Reply To Yglesias On Palestine Matthew

Reply To Yglesias On Palestine Matthew

Reply to Yglesias on Palestine Matthew Yglesias, a philosopher who runs a very interesting web site, cited my piece on 2/2/04 about Muqtada al-Sadr’s objecting […]

Juan Cole

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