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John Ricardo I. "Juan" Cole (born October 23, 1952) is an American scholar and historian of the modern Middle East, Islam and South Asia. He is Richard P. Mitchell Collegiate Professor of History at the University of Michigan. As a commentator on Middle Eastern affairs and US politics, he has appeared in print and on radio and television, and testified before the United States Senate. He has published many books on the modern Middle East and has translated Kahlil Gibran and Omar Khayyam. Since 2002, he has written a weblog, Informed Comment (juancole.com). ...more

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	Napoleon's Egypt: Invading the Middle East 3.58 avg rating — 306 ratings — published 2007 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Muhammad: Prophet of Peace Amid the Clash of Empires 3.77 avg rating — 236 ratings — published 2018 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Engaging the Muslim World 3.82 avg rating — 219 ratings — published 2009 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The New Arabs: How the Millennial Generation is Changing the Middle East 3.67 avg rating — 87 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	الكولونيالية والثورة: الأصول الاجتماعية والثقافية لحركة عرابي في مصر by Juan R.I. Cole (Goodreads Author), چوان كول, عنان علي الشهاوي (ترجمة) 4.08 avg rating — 71 ratings — published 1992 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sacred Space And Holy War: The Politics, Culture and History of Shi'ite Islam 3.81 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2002 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	العثمانيون وشيعة العراق / كربلاء أنموذجاً 1843 by Juan R.I. Cole (Goodreads Author), Moojan Momen, نهار محمد نوري (Translation & Editing and Commet) 3.36 avg rating — 14 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Peace Movements in Islam: History, Religion, and Politics 3.91 avg rating — 11 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	آيات الله والديمقراطية في العراق by Juan R.I. Cole (Goodreads Author), نهار محمد نوري (مترجم) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2006 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Why Doesn’t Iran Concede under US Pressure? The Limits of Coercion

Tehran (Informed Comment) – In his speech at the United Nations General Assembly on September 22, U.S. President Donald Trump said that before both major stages of the war with Iran, he had given Tehran opportunities to reach a deal and accept Washington’s conditions. Iran refused, he said, and the United States then launched Operation Midnight Hammer and Operation Epic Fury. Yet even after these

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