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NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 12: Middle East scholar and author Bernard Lewis attends Bernard Lewis "Notes On A Century: Reflections Of A Middle East Historian" Gala Dinner at The Pierre Hotel on September 12, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Ben Hider/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 12:  Middle East scholar and author Bernard Lewis attends Bernard Lewis "Notes On A Century: Reflections Of A Middle East Historian" Gala Dinner at The Pierre Hotel on September 12, 2012 in New York City.  (Photo by Ben Hider/Getty Images)