Bat, Y., Kochan, M., & Littman, D. (2003). Islam and Dhimmitude: Where civilizations collide. Madison, NJ: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press.
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I realize that my study of dhimmitude remains incomplete because it is limited to Jews and Christians. It should be supplemented by the dhimmitude of the Zoroastrians, located in an inferior category, and that of Buddhists and Hindus, considered as idolaters. A few books on this subject have recently been published in India. The picture they paint is similar to that of regions to the west of the Indian subcontinent. The contemporary historical negationism in India, with the collusion of Hindu politicians, is discussed in detail by Koenraad Elst…

— Bat Ye'or

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "I realize that my study of dhimmitude remains incomplete because it is limited to Jews and Christians. It should be supplemented by the dhimmitude of the Zoroastrians, located in an inferior category, and that of Buddhists and Hindus, considered as idolaters. A few books on this subject have recently been published in India. The picture they paint is similar to that of regions to the west of the Indian subcontinent. The contemporary historical negationism in India, with the collusion of Hindu politicians, is discussed in detail by Koenraad Elst…" in the context of "Bat, Y., Kochan, M., & Littman, D. (2003). Islam and Dhimmitude: Where civilizations collide. Madison, NJ: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press." to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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About Bat Ye'or

Gisèle Littman (born 1933), better known by her pen name Bat Ye'or (Daughter of the Nile) is an Egyptian-born British author, best known for creating and popularising the Eurabia conspiracy theory in her writings about modern Europe, in which she argues that Islam, anti-Americanism and antisemitism hold sway over European culture and politics as a result of collaboration between radical Muslims elements on one hand, and European political elements on the other. In addition to the Eurabia conspiracy theory, Ye'or has written about modern European politics and the history of Christian and Jewish religious minorities living under Islamic governments.