Nicola’s Books, Ann Arbor: An Evening with Juan Cole Tuesday, Oct 27 2020 – 7:00 pm ET Our friend Juan Cole is joining us on Facebook LIVE to discuss his new book The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyam A New Translation from the Persian. A Q+A will follow. ABOUT THE BOOK: A repository of subversive, joyous […]
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Juan Cole
More Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam: ‘With soul afire, words flowing like a sea’
In 1882 Edward Henry Whinfield (d. 1922) brought out a bilingual Persian and English edition of the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, based on eight medieval manuscripts. It is really his own selection, since he admits he played down the wine poetry (!), and several of his manuscripts are late and Indian. Whinfield did not know […]
Sneak Peak at Juan Cole’s Exciting new translation of The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
Bloomsbury is offering a Sneak peak at The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam in Juan Cole’s new, “radically modern” translation. .@ibtauris is publishing @jricole's new, radically modern translation of The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyam on April 30th. Find a sneak peek here: https://t.co/ZyFDW6wcma and DM us if you'd like a review copy #Rubaiyat #translation #persian #literature […]
Failing Breitbart Comes for Juan Cole on Climate History and it Won’t Go Well
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – I understand that the far, far rightwing reused toilet paper that is Breitbart ran a hit piece on me today for daring question the record of Florida’s Saint DeSantis on doing nothing about carbon dioxide emissions that are sinking his state. Breitbart’s offices are in Los Angeles, which is itself […]
Annual Informed Comment Fundraiser: Support Indie Journalism
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – It is that fundraising time of year again, folks. This year everyone who contributes $100 or more to Informed Comment by Paypal will receive a signed copy of the paperback version of my recent book, The New Arabs. Nicola’s Books in Ann Arbor has kindly agreed […]
Juan Cole & Jocylene Cesari: “Europe’s Muslims after Charlie Hebdo: Challenges and Misconceptions”
David Speedie, Juan Cole & Jocylene Cesari | Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs (Video) | – – “Months after the “Charlie Hebdo” attacks, questions remain about Europe’s Islamic communities. How strong is the lure of groups like al-Qaeda and ISIS for Islamic youth in France or the UK? Why do so many Muslims, […]
Flash Fiction: “The Office”
N.B. Fiction with mature themes. By Juan Cole | The Office Adib was winning at cards again. Bashir was already out, sitting in a corner with his French novel. Soliman hated losing, even though they didn’t play for much in the way of stakes. They only had their share of the […]
“Obama to outline campaign against ISIS” (Juan Cole at Chris Hayes, “All In”)
Juan Cole at MSNBC Juan Cole hosted by Chris Hayes, “All In”: “Obama to outline campaign against ISIS” ————- screenshot
Cole’s “The New Arabs” at Firedoglake Book Salon
By Juan Cole Firedoglake Book Salon on Juan Cole, The New Arabs: How the Millennial Generation is changing the Middle East See also this recent NYT review by Irshad Manji FDL Book Salon Welcomes Juan Cole, The New Arabs: How the Millennial Generation is Changing the Middle East Author: CTuttle Sunday, September 7, 2014 12:15 […]
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