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On the Anniversary of Iran’s Revolution: Key Lessons for Revolutionaries
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On the Anniversary of Iran’s Revolution: Key Lessons for Revolutionaries

Farhang Jahanpour

Many people optimistically assume that popular revolutions against dictators will automatically establish democratic governments

“Gently, Brother!”  FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:36

“Gently, Brother!” FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:36

02/11/2026 By Juan Cole

The new Axis of Resistance: Sino-Russian technological Enhancement of Iran’s Endurance

The new Axis of Resistance: Sino-Russian technological Enhancement of Iran’s Endurance

02/11/2026 By Middle East Monitor

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Gang That Couldnt Shoot Straight

The Gang that Couldn’t Shoot Straight Although Baghdad was shaken by a series of six rocket attacks on Thursday, the guerrillas managed to do very […]

Juan Cole

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Sunni Religious Groups Form Council Nyt

Sunni Religious Groups Form Council Nyt

Sunni Religious Groups form Council The NYT is reporting that Sunni Arab religious groupings met on Thursday and are seeking to establish a Sunni Arab […]

Juan Cole

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Sistani Stands Ground On Demand For

Sistani Stands Ground On Demand For

Sistani Stands Ground on Demand for General Elections AFP reports that six members of the Interim Governing Council met with Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani in […]

Juan Cole

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Some Mujahidin I Khalq Terrorists To Be

Some Mujahidin I Khalq Terrorists To Be

Some Mujahidin-i Khalq Terrorists to be Tried in Iraq The Mujahidin-i Khalq terrorist organization, which has committed mass murder in Iran, was given refuge in […]

Juan Cole

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Future Of Iraqi Military International

Future Of Iraqi Military International

The Future of the Iraqi Military The International Crisis Group has issued a report on the situation of the Iraqi military, and made some important […]

Juan Cole

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Abdul Aziz Al Hakim Compensate Iran

Abdul Aziz Al Hakim Compensate Iran

Abdul Aziz al-Hakim: Compensate Iran ‘ Jordanian Press Highlights 25, 26 Dec 03Jordan — FBIS Report in Arabic 26 Dec 03FBIS REPORTFriday, December 26, 2003 […]

Juan Cole

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Merry Christmas Some Iraq Christianity

Merry Christmas Some Iraq Christianity

Merry Christmas: Some Iraq Christianity Links In honor of Christmas, I include some links about Iraq’s Christians. For the history of Iraqi Christianity click here. […]

Juan Cole

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Sunnis Gunned Down At Mosque Specter Of

Sunnis Gunned Down At Mosque Specter Of

Sunnis Gunned Down at Mosque: Specter of Sectarian Warfare Raised Al-Hayat: “Not even a week has passed since the Shiite and Sunni clerics issued a […]

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Two Students Injured In Ethnic Protests

Two Students Injured In Ethnic Protests

Two Students Injured in Ethnic Protests in Kirkuk al-Hayat, Tass: Student leaders in Kirkuk said that two Arab students were wounded Wednesday in confrontations with […]

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