Valin Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 WSJ:The West's leading scholar of the Middle East, Bernard Lewis, sees cause for optimism in the limited-government traditions of Arab and Muslim culture. But he says the U.S. should not push for quick, Western-style elections.BARI WEISS4/2/11Princeton, N.J.'What Went Wrong?" That was the explosive title of a December 2001 book by historian Bernard Lewis about the decline of the Muslim world. Already at the printer when 9/11 struck, the book rocketed the professor to widespread public attention, and its central question gripped Americans for a decade.Now, all of a sudden, there's a new question on American minds: What Might Go Right?To find out, I made a pilgrimage to the professor's bungalow in Princeton, N.J., where he's lived since 1974 when he joined Princeton's faculty from London's School of Oriental and African Studies.(Snip) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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