My conversation this morning with Juan Cole:
"To discover to the world something which deeply concerns it, and of which it was previously ignorant; to prove to it that it had been mistaken on some vital point of temporal or spiritual interest, is as important a service as a human being can render to his fellow creatures..." John Stuart Mill, "On Liberty"
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Engaging the Muslim World
Many people think they know what's really going on in the Middle East. Most do not! But every day, tens of thousands of people get their news on this region from Juan Cole's blog, Informed Comment. Cole has stayed away from the knee-jerk politics of Islamophobia, and has been a voice of reason in a part of the world usually gone mad. He is the author of a new book about the Middle East, entitled Engaging the Muslim World,just published by Palgrave.
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