Juan Cole

Juan Cole, a TomDispatch regular, is the Richard P. Mitchell Distinguished University Professor and professor of history at the University of Michigan. He is the author of “The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyam: A New Translation From the Persian” and “Muhammad: Prophet of Peace Amid the Clash of Empires,” and the editor of the book “Peace Movements in Islam.” His award-winning blog is Informed Comment. He is also a non-resident fellow of the Center for Conflict and Humanitarian Studies in Doha, and of Democracy for the Arab World Now, or DAWN.