As I noted here, an anonymous operative going by “Stephen M. Kirby” who is otherwise a ghost on the internet attacked my book at a major hate site directed against Muslims (I won’t link precisely because it is a hate site). Muhammad: Prophet of Peace amid the Clash of Empires Available at Nicola’s Books in […]
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Qur'an
The Rightwing ‘American Spectator’ doesn’t Want you to read my ‘Muhammad: Prophet of Peace ‘
The good news is that The American Spectator reviewed my new book about the beginnings of Islam and the centrality to it of peace, Muhammad: Prophet of Peace amid the Clash of Empires. The bad news is that Andrew Harrod, the reviewer, appears not actually to have read the book. He just attended a talk […]
Muhammad: Prophet of Peace amid the Clash of Empires (Juan Cole @MajorityFm, Video @SamSeder )
Juan Cole (@jricole), Richard P. Mitchell Collegiate Professor of History at the University of Michigan joins us to discuss his book ‘Muhammad: Prophet of Peace Amid the Clash of Empires.’ The Majority Report with Sam Seder: “Muhammad: Prophet of Peace Amid the Clash of Empires w/ Juan Cole – MR Live – 12/5/18” Note: There […]
On How Everything Sam Harris Says about Islam is Wrong (1)
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Sam Harris’s error-ridden and bigoted “The End of Faith: Religion, Terror and the Future of Religion” (Norton, 2005) singles out Islam for special opprobrium. Although Harris lambastes politicians of the Religious Right for having no special knowledge or credentials, the fact is that he himself has no credentials to write […]
Juan Cole @ Rising up With Sonali on “Muhammad: Prophet of Peace”
RISING UP WITH SONALI KOLHATKAR: FEATURING JUAN COLE – Islam is the youngest of the world’s major religions – and sadly the most misunderstood especially in the West. A whopping 1.5 billion humans identify as Muslim. Yet there are political forces that have interpreted an extremist version of the religion and there are racist forces […]
The Qur’an and the Modern Self: A Heterotopia
This essay has just been published in Social Research: An International Quarterly, Volume 85, No. 3, Fall 2018, pp. 557-572. The whole issue is about essential books, and includes Lisa Anderson on Frantz Fanon, Rebecca Goldstein on Spinoza, and many other great essays. I recommend getting it. I wrote about the Qur’an in modern literature […]
The Qur’an insists that Synagogues and Churches be Preserved and Respected
The Qur’an, the Muslim scripture recited by the Prophet Muhammad 610-632 AD, preaches ecumenical harmony. The Cow 2:113 castigated Jews and Christians for each denying the truth of the other’s religion, even though they both believe in the Bible: “The Jews say, ‘The Christians have nothing to stand on’; and the Christians say, ‘The Jews […]
In the Muslim Scriptures, making Peace takes Precedence (re: Juan’s new Book)
The chapter of The Cow in the Qur’an, 2:224, says, “Do not render your oaths in God’s name an obstacle to being pious and godfearing, or to making peace among people. Truly God is All-Hearing, Omniscient.” As with many Qur’an verses, the exact issue here is not clear, since the Prophet Muhammad recited the Muslim […]
Juan Cole on “Muhammad: Prophet of Peace” @ Zero Hour (Video)
The Zero Hour with RJ Eskow: Prof. Juan Cole on “Muhammad: Prophet of Peace” Muhammad: Prophet of Peace amid the Clash of Empires, out October 9 *Now* available for order at Barnes and Noble And Nicola’s Books in Ann Arbor And Hachette And Amazon
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