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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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Antarctica
West Antarctica’s History of rapid Melting Foretells sudden Shifts in Continent’s ‘catastrophic’ Geology

West Antarctica’s History of rapid Melting Foretells sudden Shifts in Continent’s ‘catastrophic’ Geology

Much of the discussion about the melting of massive ice sheets during a time of climate change addresses its effects on people

The Conversation

Iraq
From Steamships to Sovereignty: How Iraq’s old Arteries challenge modern Myths

From Steamships to Sovereignty: How Iraq’s old Arteries challenge modern Myths

The region has always developed – not by oil, war or empire, but by their collateral effects of connecting peoples, ideas and economies

Ibrahim Al-Marashi

Donald Trump
Why Stop with the Kennedy Center? Cabinet Officials add Hyphenated -Trump to their Names

Why Stop with the Kennedy Center? Cabinet Officials add Hyphenated -Trump to their Names

The renaming of the Performing Arts Center followed a renaming that created the Donald J. Trump Institute for Peace

Mitchell Zimmerman

Israel/ Palestine
While Bethlehem Holds First Full Christmas Since Genocide Began, Little to Celebrate in Gaza

While Bethlehem Holds First Full Christmas Since Genocide Began, Little to Celebrate in Gaza

“This year’s celebrations carry a message of hope for our people and a message to the world that the Palestinian people love peace and life.”

Common Dreams

Christianity
What World was Jesus born into? A Historian describes the turbulent Times of the real Nativity

What World was Jesus born into? A Historian describes the turbulent Times of the real Nativity

We all know the Christmas story is one in which peace and joy are proclaimed, and this permeates our festivities

The Conversation

Christianity
For Christmas: Jesus’ Life-Giving Breath and Persian Love Poetry

For Christmas: Jesus’ Life-Giving Breath and Persian Love Poetry

Muslim mystics such as Rumi, Attar and other Sufi writers often referred to Jesus as a symbol of spirituality and love.

Juan Cole

Climate Crisis
Trump Announces Plan to Break Up the Life-Saving National Center for Atmospheric Research

Trump Announces Plan to Break Up the Life-Saving National Center for Atmospheric Research

The center is one of the world’s premier institutions for studying the atmosphere. Its work has saved countless lives.

Yale Climate Connections

Donald Trump
Can the American Dream Survive Trump until 2029?

Can the American Dream Survive Trump until 2029?

Trump has already demolished the fundamental geopolitics that have undergirded U.S. global hegemony for the past 80 years

Alfred W. McCoy

Climate Crisis
Global South is now 1/3 of major EV Markets, Leaving US in the Dust

Global South is now 1/3 of major EV Markets, Leaving US in the Dust

The adoption of electric vehicles has spread to the Global South and is no longer only a Chinese, European and American phenomenon.

Juan Cole

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