The New Arabs
Juan Cole talked about the book, The New Arabs: How the Millennial Generation Is Changing the Middle East, in which he looks at the impact of millennials in the Middle East and the role they…
473 viewsJuan Cole talked about the book, The New Arabs: How the Millennial Generation Is Changing the Middle East, in which he looks at the impact of millennials in the Middle East and the role they…
473 viewsUniversity of Michigan History Professor Juan Cole, author of Engaging the Muslim World and Napoleon’s Egypt: Invading the Middle East, talked about the birth of al-Qaida.
2,068 viewsA roundtable discussion was held on how history relates to public culture and policy discussions. Topics included defining standards of historical practice and historians' duty to tell the p…
672 viewsJuan Cole argues in Engaging the Muslim World (Palgrave Macmillan; March 17, 2009) that Western attitudes towards Muslim countries have been significantly shaped by fearmongering and misinfo…
288 viewsJuan Cole talked about his book, Napoleon’s Egypt: Invading the Middle East, published by Palgrave Macmillan. In his book he recounts Napoleon’s attempt to acquire Egypt as a French colony i…
934 viewsRepresentatives Kucinich and co-authors of a study in Lancet on civilian casualties in Iraq spoke about findings that as many as 650,000 Iraqi civilians had been killed in sectarian violence…
148 viewsA two-day policy-making forum called “Terrorism, Security and America’s Purpose: Towards a More Comprehensive Strategy” was held to mark the fourth anniversary of the September 11 attacks. …
145 viewsUniversity of Michigan Modern Middle East History Professor Juan Cole talked about the Iraq elections and the participation of the Shiites and other political groups. He writes a web log, ‘I…
75 viewsWitnesses testified regarding the situation in Iraq and the planned June 30 transfer of sovereignty to a new Iraqi government. Among the issues addressed were the character, composition, and…
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