https://pjmedia.com/spengler/2012/05/09/bernard-lewis-valediction/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 11:31:54 -0400<![CDATA[Prof. Bernard Lewis has just published a memoir which is as much a valedictory statement of his views as a reminiscence about a remarkable life; I review it today at the Jewish webzine The Tablet. Lewis has of course been denounced from the left (by the sulfurous Edward Said) as an &#8220;orientalist,&#8221; which used to mean scholar of Semitic languages but now means &#8220;neo-colonialist.&#8221; That is an absurd charge by an incompetent and mendacious scholar, but it ruined Middle Eastern studies in the politically correct (and Arab-funded) world of academia. From the right, he has been denounced as an &#8220;Arab apologist&#8221; by Pamela Geller and as a &#8220;Pied Piper of Islamic Confusion&#8221; by Andrew Bostom.]]>Wed, 09 May 2012 06:01:56 -0400<![CDATA[David P. Goldman]]>https://pjmedia.com/david-p-goldman/2012/05/09/bernard-lewis-valediction-n130831