Bay Area Kossacks, here's your chance to hear Professor Juan Cole, an expert in Middle East issues, who blogs at
Informed Comment.
In a recent post, Prof. Cole analyzed the Zawahiri Letter, which is now thought to be an alleged forgery (by some).
Anyway, hope to see you there.
"Iraq, Iran and the Shiite Crescent in the Oil Gulf"
A presentation by Professor Juan Cole
Friday October 21, 2005 12-2 PM, HSS 130
Juan R. I. Cole is Professor of Modern Middle East and South Asian History at the History Department of the University of Michigan. He has written extensively about modern Islamic movements in Egypt, the Persian Gulf, and South Asia. He has given numerous media and press interviews on the War on Terrorism since September 11, 2001, as well as concerning the Iraq War in 2003. His most recent book is Sacred Space and Holy War (IB Tauris 2002).
San Francisco State University
Co-sponsored by: Dean Joel Kassiola (College of BSS) and SFSU History Department
I suggest you take public transportation to get there, because parking is scarce. The M streetcar line stops right in front of campus, as well as the following MUNI bus lines... 17, 28, and the 29.
Here's a link for more info on how to get to SFSU by other means. How Do I Get to San Francisco State?