Bernard Lewis

Bernard Lewis is an Emeritus Professor of Near Eastern Studies at Princeton University and a former member of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey, USA. He is the author of several books, including "The Arabs in History," "Istanbul and the Civilization of the Ottoman Empire," "The Middle East and the West," "The Assassins," "The Muslim Discovery of Europe," and "The Jews of Islam." He has also contributed as an editor and author to many entries in the "Encyclopedia of Islam" and the "Oxford's Studies in Middle Eastern History" series.