Professor Juan Cole is the author of Muhammad: Prophet of Peace Amid the Clash of Empires, (Nation Books, 2018). Prof. Fred M. Donner of the University of Chicago said that Cole “draws deeply on the text of the Qur’an and on a vast selection of the best modern scholarship to make a convincing case for Muhammad as apostle of tolerance and peace. Cole shows how this original message of peace, consistently articulated in the Qur’an, was distorted by later Islamic tradition and denied by more than a thousand years of European polemic against Islam.” This event is free and open to the public. Remember to fill out the Leadership Event Follow-Up Survey form to receive your leadership point! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe53y_cYfOWs5V5WL1l_UtVuuOH6opX8rqDZfyX5YslOw6TBQ/viewform