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    The New Arabs

    Juan Cole talked about the book, The New Arabs: How the Millennial Generation Is Changing the Middle East, in which he looks at the impact of millennials in the Middle East and the role they…

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    Egypt and the Origins of al-Qaeda

    University of Michigan History Professor Juan Cole, author of Engaging the Muslim World and Napoleon’s Egypt: Invading the Middle East, talked about the birth of al-Qaida.

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    History and the Public

    A roundtable discussion was held on how history relates to public culture and policy discussions. Topics included defining standards of historical practice and historians' duty to tell the p…

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    Engaging the Muslim World

    Juan Cole argues in Engaging the Muslim World (Palgrave Macmillan; March 17, 2009) that Western attitudes towards Muslim countries have been significantly shaped by fearmongering and misinfo…

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    Napoleon's Egypt: Invading the Middle East

    Juan Cole talked about his book, Napoleon’s Egypt: Invading the Middle East, published by Palgrave Macmillan. In his book he recounts Napoleon’s attempt to acquire Egypt as a French colony i…

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    Iraqi Civilian Casualties

    Representatives Kucinich and co-authors of a study in Lancet on civilian casualties in Iraq spoke about findings that as many as 650,000 Iraqi civilians had been killed in sectarian violence…

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    Terrorism, Security and U.S. Purpose

    A two-day policy-making forum called “Terrorism, Security and America’s Purpose: Towards a More Comprehensive Strategy” was held to mark the fourth anniversary of the September 11 attacks. …

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    Iraq Elections

    University of Michigan Modern Middle East History Professor Juan Cole talked about the Iraq elections and the participation of the Shiites and other political groups. He writes a web log, ‘I…

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    Transition to Iraqi Sovereignty

    Witnesses testified regarding the situation in Iraq and the planned June 30 transfer of sovereignty to a new Iraqi government. Among the issues addressed were the character, composition, and…

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