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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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17 US soldiers Dead, 5 Injured, One Missing Eyewitnesses near Mosul say that they saw a low-flying Black Hawk helicopter take ground fire and turn […]

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Istanbul Synagogue Bombing Kills 22, wounds 242 My money is on al-Qaeda as the culprits in the two massive car bombs that went off in […]

Juan Cole

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4 Americans Killed in Iraq Guerrillas killed two soldiers and wounded three with an explosive charge aimed at their convoy north of Baghdad on Friday. […]

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US moves to Hand Sovereignty to Iraqis by June; Well, Sort of We now know what the anonymous Arab diplomat meant when he told the […]

Juan Cole

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Muqtada Al Sadr Praises New Transition

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Muqtada al-Sadr Praises New Transition to an Iraqi Government Young Shiite radical Muqtada al-Sadr, in his Friday Prayers sermon at Kufa, also praised the new […]

Juan Cole

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Riot in Samawah AP reported that demonstrators threw rocks in downtown Samawah, protesting alleged police corruption. Iraqi police tried to deal with the rally by […]

Juan Cole

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Fateful US Choices in Iraq Rory McCarthy, writing for the Guardian from Baghdad, has outlined the new policy options facing Paul Bremer now that his […]

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Blackwill Nsc Tapped To Take Over Iraq

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Blackwill, NSC tapped to take over Iraq from Rumsfeld Reliable diplomatic sources in New York have told al-Sharq al-Awsat newspaper that the Bush administration has […]

Juan Cole

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