Quote of the day
Look in the mirror. The face that pins you with its double gaze reveals a chastening secret. You are looking into a predator's eyes. Most predators have eyes set right on the front of their heads, so they can use binocular vision to sight and track their prey.
Juan Cole
Born: October 23, 1952 (age 72)
Bio: John Ricardo I. "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.
Known for:
- Engaging the Muslim World (2009)
- Napoleon's Egypt: Invading the Middle East (2007)
- Sacred space and holy war (2002)
Juan Cole Quotes