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UNDERSTANDING DHIMMITUDE brings together for the first time
twenty-one talks and lectures in which Bat Ye'or explains in
layman's terms the essential concepts from her studies, the fruit
of over four decades of groundbreaking research. "Bat Ye'or's
pioneering studies of the Islamic concept of dhimmitude have
revolutionized our understanding of Islam's past, present and
future. She remains one of the few analysts in the world with the
courage and insight necessary to tell the truth." -Robert Spencer,
Jihad Watch " Bat Ye'or is] the acknowledged expert on the plight
of Jews and Christians in Muslim lands, and their vigorous
champion." -Sir Martin Gilbert "Bat Ye'or's scholarship is highly
impressive, and her analysis is as persuasive as it is terrifying.
(. . .) It is imperative that these issues are openly discussed.
There are, however, alarming signs of attempts in the West to shut
down such discussion on spurious grounds of prejudice. This is, of
course, itself a prime example of the condition of 'dhimmitude'
which Bat Ye'or so graphically describes." -Melanie Phillips,
Jewish Chronicle "It is not surprising that Bat] Ye'or's study of
jihad and dhimmitude has been stimulating substantial and
disturbing discussion in academic and ecumenical circles. (. . .)
Perhaps the single most significant contribution of the author is
her definition and development of the concept of 'dhimmitude' (. .
.) Bat] Ye'or's books on dhimmitude and jihad have an essential
place in the ecumenical world; ignoring them will only perpetuate
illusion." -James E. Biechler, Journal of Ecumenical Studies "Bat
Ye'or has enriched our understanding of how Islamic societies are
structured by defining the concept of dhimmitude. Her contribution
to Islam critique can't be underestimated. Yes, she and her late
husband, the human rights activist and historian David Littman, are
the king and queen of the genre." -Professor Johannes J.G. Jansen
The Third Choice provides a compelling introduction to Islam on the
basis of its primary sources, the Quran and the life of Muhammad.
Topics covered include the sharia; interpretation of the Quran;
abrogation; women's rights (including female genital mutilation);
lawful deception (taqiyya); Muhammad's responses to opposition;
Islamic antisemitism; religious freedom; and prospects for
reforming Islam. After this critical introduction of Islam, there
follows an explanation and critique of Islam's policy for
non-Muslims living under Islamic conditions. The doctrine of the
three choices (conversion, the sword, or the dhimma pact of
surrender to Islam) is explained, including an analysis of the
meaning of tribute payments (jizya) made by non-Muslims (dhimmis)
to their Muslim conquerors. Durie describes the impact of
dhimmitude on the human rights of non-Muslims in Islamic contexts
around the world today, in the light of global Islamic resurgence
and advancing Islamization, including pressure being exerted
through the United Nations for states to conform to sharia
restrictions on freedom of speech. The worldview of dhimmitude,
Durie argues, offers indispensable keys for understanding current
trends in global politics, including the widening impact of sharia
revival, deterioration of human rights in Islamic societies, jihad
terrorism, recurring patterns of Western appeasement, interfaith
dialogue initiatives, and the increasingly fraught relationship
between migrant Muslim communities in the West and their host
societies.
This book is about the transformation of Europe into "Eurabia", a
cultural and political appendage of the Arab/Muslim world. Eurabia
is fundamentally anti-Christian, anti-Western, anti-American, and
antisemitic. The institution responsible for this transformation,
and that continues to propagate its ideological message, is the
Euro-Arab Dialogue, developed by European and Arab politicians and
intellectuals over the past thirty years. 'This is a provocative
and disturbing book. With all the drama of a master writer, Bat
Ye'or presents a wide range of historical and contemporary
documents and facts to tell the story of how the European Union is
being subverted by Islamic hostility to the very ethics and values
of Europe itself. Readers who seek a fair resolution of the
Arab-Israel conflict will be shocked by the evidence produced in
these pages of unfair pressures and deliberate distortions.
Europe's independence of spirit is shown in the process of being
undermined. This book challenges the current demonization of Israel
and should be essential reading (and re-reading) for everyone
interested in true peace in the Middle East. It is also a waring to
Europe not to allow the anti-American and anti-Israel pressures of
Islam to subvert Europe's true values:vibrant
democracy,humanitarian free thinking, and social fair dealing.' Sir
Martin Gilbert 'Bat Ye'or has traced a nearly secret history of
Europe over the past thirty years, convincingly showing how the
Euro-Arab Dialogue has blossomed from a minor discussion group into
the engine for the continent's Islamization. In delineating this
phenomenon, she also provides the intellectual resources with which
to resist it. Will her message be listened to?' Daniel Pipes 'No
writer has done more than Bat Ye'or to draw attention to the
menacing character of Islamic extremism. Future historians will one
day regard her coinage of the term 'Eurabia' as prophetic. Those
who wish to live in a free society must be eternally vigilant. Bat
Ye'or's vigilance is unrivalled.' N
In this study, Bat Ye'or gives an analysis of the dogma and
strategies of jihad, offering a vast panorama of the history of the
Jews and Christians under the rule of Islam. A pioneer in a virgin
field of research for which she has coined the term "dhimmitude,"
the author has included a documentary section illuminating the
process of Eastern Christianity's Islamization. In two waves of
Islamic expansion, the Christian and Jewish populations of the
Mediterranean regions and Mesopotamia, who had developed the most
prestigious civilizations, were conquered by jihad. Millions of
Christians from Spain, Egypt, Syria, Greece, and Armenia; Latins
and Slavs from southern and central Europe; as well as Jews, were
henceforth governed by the shari'a (Islamic law). A knowledge of
this historical background is essential in order to understand
contemporary events.
The scope and the theme of the book is to analyze the modern
political trends and strategies that are leading to major changes
in Western civilization, America included, since the OIC strategy
targets America also. Learning from the European experience is
crucial for Americans. Moreover this evolution is inscribed in the
historical movement of Islamic theology and expansionism. It is not
fortuitous but it has its own theological and political structure
that must be known in the West if we wish to live in a peaceful
world.
Indispensable to the Western observer for a full understanding of
the complexities of the conflicts in the Middle East, this study
analyzes and documents the historical, social, and spiritual
realities of the dhimmi peoples_ the non-Arab and non-Muslim
communities subjected to Muslim domination after the conquest of
their territories by Arabs.
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