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Juan Cole is an American historian and public commentator who teaches at the University of Michigan. His scholarship addresses the modern Middle East, Islam, Iran, and the political history of Muslim societies. He is also known for the website Informed Comment and for The New Arabs, a 2014 book about the political role of the Arab world's younger generation.
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Who is Juan Cole and what does he teach at the University of Michigan?
Juan Cole is an American historian of the modern Middle East, Islam, Iran, and South Asia who has taught at the University of Michigan. His work connects political history with religious and social change in Muslim societies.
What is Informed Comment, Juan Cole's website?
Informed Comment is Juan Cole's public commentary website on international affairs, history, and politics. He began the blog in 2002, and it has become a major part of his public work.
What is The New Arabs about?
The New Arabs: How the Millennial Generation Is Changing the Middle East examines younger Arabs and the political changes associated with the Arab Spring. It extends Cole's interest in modern Middle Eastern politics beyond Iran and Shiite Islam.
Which historical subjects does Juan Cole write about besides contemporary politics?
Cole has written about Shiite Islam, Sunni reform movements, Egypt, Iran, the Taliban, and the origins of Islam. His scholarship often combines Arabic or Persian sources with the political history of the modern Middle East.
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