Michael Cook Michael Cook, was educated at Cambridge and the School of Oriental and African Studies in the University of London. In 1986 he took up a position at Princeton, where he is now Class of 1943 University Professor of Near Eastern Studies. His publicatios include OUP's Very Short Introductions to the Koran and Mohammed. In 2002 he received the prestigious USD1.5million Distinguished Achievement Award from the Mellon Foundation for his significant contribution to humanities research. Read More Read Less