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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

01/01/2026 By The Conversation

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Us Rule In Iraq Collapsing Us Civil

Us Rule In Iraq Collapsing Us Civil

US Rule in Iraq Collapsing? US civil administrator Paul Bremer’s sudden, rushed trip to Washington earlier this week signalled that the White House is considering […]

Juan Cole

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Medact Iraqi Health Situation

Medact Iraqi Health Situation

Medact: Iraqi Health Situation Deteriorating Medact, a health professionals service organization, has issued a new report on the Iraq war and its aftermath. It alleges […]

Juan Cole

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Iraqi Analyst Resistance Is Nationalist

Iraqi Analyst Resistance Is Nationalist

Iraqi Analyst: Resistance is Nationalist, Not Foreign According to al-Jazeera, Baghdad U. Political Scientist Salman al-Jumaili reports that the majority of attacks on Coalition forces […]

Juan Cole

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References Httpwww

References Httpwww

References http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/ archives/week_2003_11_09.html#002196 http://www.washingtonpost.com/ wp-dyn/articles/A28318-2003Nov11.html http://www.foxnews.com/story/ 0,2933,102823,00.html http://www.medact.org/tbx/pages/ http://www.abc.net.au/am/content/2003/s987254.htm http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/ 61180572-880F-4712-AC8E-CCC0E16BFDBE.htm”

Juan Cole

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Further Instability In Iraq Guerrillas

Further Instability In Iraq Guerrillas

Further instability in Iraq Guerrillas hit a convoy at Iskandariya, killing one American soldier. Guerrillas exploded an improvised bomb along the side of the street […]

Juan Cole

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British Fear Uprising After One Year

British Fear Uprising After One Year

British Fear Uprising after One Year The British authorities in the Iraqi south are desperately afraid that the Americans are going to dawdle around so […]

Juan Cole

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Wave Of Assassinations In Basra Dozens

Wave Of Assassinations In Basra Dozens

Wave of Assassinations in Basra Dozens of prominent Iraqis have recently been assassinated in Basra, according to az-Zaman. The paper says that a few of […]

Juan Cole

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Hundreds Demonstrate In Sadr City

Hundreds Demonstrate In Sadr City

Hundreds demonstrate in Sadr City Against US American troops appear accidentally to have killed a municipal leader of a neighborhood in East Baghdad whom they […]

Juan Cole

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Islamic Party Puts Hopes In Syria

Islamic Party Puts Hopes In Syria

Islamic Party puts hopes in Syria Muhsin Abdul Hamid, leader of the Islamic Party of Iraq, gave an interview to al-Hayat about his meetings in […]

Juan Cole

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