Juan Cole

@jricole.bsky.social

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Historian, essayist: Middle East, South Asia, Islam, Social History, Foreign Policy, Environment, Culture, Progressive Politics;
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John Ricardo Irfan "Juan" Cole is an American academic and commentator on the modern Middle East and South Asia. He is Richard P. Mitchell Collegiate Professor of History at the University of Michigan. Since 2002, he has written a weblog, Informed Comment (juancole.com). .. more

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Juan Cole @jricole.bsky.social · Oct 26

Gaza Yet Stands: Juan Cole’s New E-Book

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Many observers have complained that our understanding of the current Mideast War too often begins with the horrendous Hamas attacks on Israelis on October 7, 2023. Historian, here, hand up. I’ve not only studied the history…

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Juan Cole @jricole.bsky.social · 9h

Conflict in Mecca: The Prophet Muhammad and Soft Power

I believe that the earliest source we have for the life of the Prophet is the Quran itself. And I believe the Quran is early.

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Juan Cole @jricole.bsky.social · 9h

“Into this Universe:” Heidegger and FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:29

He brought me first into being, to my alarm./ This life increased nothing but my bewilderment

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Juan Cole @jricole.bsky.social · 9h

“Identity is never fixed:” Interview with Iranian-American Artist Soraya Sharghi

Sharghi unveiled a luminous universe where mythology, memory, and material intertwine

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Veena Dubal @veenadubal.bsky.social · 15h

““The political appointees ..determined the outcome almost before the investigation had even started,” said Swedish, referring to Trump administration officials who declared publicly that punishing colleges for antisemitism would be a priority. She resigned in May.”

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Times Investigation: Ex-Trump DOJ lawyers say 'fraudulent' UC antisemitism probes led them to quit

The Times spoke to nine former Department of Justice civil rights attorneys tasked with investigating antisemitism complaints at the University of California. They all resigned during their invetigati...

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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 16h

Today, I spoke with Kilmar Abrego Garcia and his wife, Jennifer. In April, when I met with him in El Salvador, Trump said he would never set foot in the U.S. again.

This case has never been about one man alone; if the govt can violate the constitutional rights of one, all our rights are threatened.

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roland @roooooland.bsky.social · 22h

trying to distract the classifier with pictures of the golden gate bridge because of some half-remembered thing i read about language models once

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Jennifer Wright @jenashleywright.bsky.social · 22h

Michael C. Rockefeller got shipwrecked in 1963, washed up on an island, and was promptly eaten by cannibals.

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Ariana Hashtrudi @ahashtrudi.bsky.social · 22h

UN resolution falls short on peace for #Palestine: "...Since the truce came into force, at least 340 Palestinians and three Israeli soldiers have been killed, which can hardly suggest that #Gaza is more secure"

READ: maghrebi.org?sdm_process_...

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Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 22h

🔴 “Today, I’m sending my seventh letter to the Secretary of State. There’s no evidence of a report or any written proof of an investigation from the IDF, and there’s no evidence that the IDF interviewed the shooters involved in the attack.“

— Sen. Peter Welch (X: @SenPeterWelch) said Thursday...

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On Thursday, a group of US politicians and journalists convened in Washington to renew calls for justice over the deadly Israeli attack in southern Lebanon that killed Reuters journalist Issam Abdallah and left six others injured.

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Laleh Khalili @lalehkhalili.bsky.social · 22h

This is basically EVERY university in the Anglophone world.

Kirstin Munro @kmunro-econ.bsky.social · 7d

They claim financial exigency, but then turn down $4 million pledges to keep the PhD programs open and disregard financial analyses that point to the real problem—bad real estate deals, spending on consultants, and their own salaries 2/2

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Heba Gowayed هبة جويد @hebagowayed.bsky.social · 1d

The goal of the Trump administration is an ethnic cleansing that is actively being enacted, and that promises to destroy the diversity & freedoms that were ever the strength of this imperfect nation.

My latest in @theguardian.com.

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The ethnic cleansing of the US will destroy it | Heba Gowayed

Trump’s racist remarks on Ilhan Omar and Somali immigrants reveals his vision for the US as a white Christian nation

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bjkeefe @bjkeefe.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks for this. Always good to be reminded about other places around the world where massive changes are happening.

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Juan Cole @jricole.bsky.social · 1d

Rumi and Shakespeare: On Forgiveness and Reconciliation

Jalaluddin Rumi (d. 1273) has sometimes been called “the Shakespeare of the East.” The comparison is just

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Juan Cole @jricole.bsky.social · 1d

One Year After Assad’s Fall: Iran’s Strategic Collapse In Syria

Iran grapples with the collapse of its key regional ally. Tehran lost up to 50 billion dollars invested over a decade,

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Juan Cole @jricole.bsky.social · 1d

The Transatlantic Rift over Gaza’s Future

The cleavage threatens the post-conflict architecture, compromise the humanitarian response, and cast a shadow over Western coherence

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Juan Cole @jricole.bsky.social · 1d

Youssef Nabil , "I saved my Belly-Dancer XXIV," 2015, LACMA @lacma http://dlvr.it/TPnZhg

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Freethinkers United @freethinkersunited.bsky.social · 1d

Being held because of religious beliefs or non-beliefs is something we must fight. FREEDOM OF RELIGION is our core with the caveat of as long as it doesn't hurt anyone else.

‘They attacked my religion, my faith’: Muslim photojournalist detained by ICE speaks out

Ya’akub Vijandre, held in ICE detention in Georgia, tells Guardian he is concerned for safety of family and friends

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Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 1d

California, other states sue Trump administration over $100,000 fee for H-1B visas

Multiple states argue the $100,000 fee for each new skilled worker visa for foreign employees working in the U.S. threatens critical education and healthcare services.

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~*Christine*~ Santa's Pookie @archivewhisperer.bsky.social · 1d

Meta's algorithmic suppression of Palestinian voices, and how it stoked activist tactics towards survivability and visibility

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 1d

Remarkable how brutal the ruling against Trump on Abrego Garcia truly is: It details flagrant and malicious abuses of power all throughout. Trump and Stephen Miller were testing their ability to spread lawless state terror. But the court held the line. 1/

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Fiasco for Trump as Judge Issues Harsh Rebuke in Abrego Garcia Case

Judge Paula Xinis’s ruling temporarily freed Kilmar Abrego Garcia from custody. It also savagely indicted Trump’s lawless handling of this whole affair from start to finish.

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The Intellectualist @theintellectualist.bsky.social · 1d

A tiny trial in New York has shown that personalized mRNA vaccines can provoke massive, lasting immune responses against pancreatic cancer, even as sweeping federal cuts now threaten the fragile labs required to produce them.
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