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Praise for Bernard Lewis

""For newcomers to the subject[el]Bernard Lewis is the man.""

TIME Magazine

“The doyen of Middle Eastern studies.""

The New York Times

“No one writes about Muslim history with greater authority, or intelligence, or literary charm.”

British historian Hugh Trevor-Roper

""Bernard Lewis combines profound depth of scholarship with encyclopedic knowledge of the Middle East and, above all, readability.""

Daily Telegraph (London)

""Lewis speaks with authority in prose marked by lucidity, elegance, wit and force.""

Newsday (New York)

""Lewis' style is lucid, his approach, objective.""

Philadelphia Inquirer

""Lewis writes with unsurpassed erudition and grace.""

Washington Times

An objective, easy-to-read introduction to Islam by Bernard Lewis, one of the West’s leading experts on Islam