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The Myth of Islamic Tolerance: How Islamic Law Treats Non-Muslims is a controversial collection of essays, including 17 by Bat Ye'or, edited by writer Robert Spencer, the director of Jihad Watch.[1] Book Cover File links The following pages link to this file: The Myth of Islamic Tolerance ... Book Cover File links The following pages link to this file: The Myth of Islamic Tolerance ... A controversy is a contentious dispute, a disagreement over which parties are actively arguing. ... Bat Yeor (meaning daughter of the Nile in Hebrew; pseudonym of Giselle Littman) is a Jewish, Egyptian-born British author and historian of the Middle East and a pioneer in the study of Dhimmitude and Jihadist tactics. ... R. Spencer Robert Spencer is an American author and expert on Jihad. ...

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• Robert Spencer argues that advocates of Islam have promulgated a myth of Islamic tolerance that can be dispelled by examining the persecution of the Zoroastrians in Iran; the Armenians in Turkey; the Buddhists and Hindus in India; and the Jews in Morocco, Cordoba, Granada , Marrakesh and Baghdad.
• Ibn Warraq discusses the difficulties encountered when attempting to have an honest examination of this topic.
• Bat Ye'or discusses Dhimmitude historically and in modern contexts.
• Middle Eastern scholars Walid Phares and Bat Ye'or discuss life under Islamic rule and the toll it has taken on Middle Eastern Christians such as the Lebanese Maronites, the Egyptian Copts; the Melkites; the Anglican, Protestant and Catholic southern Sudanese Africans; Christian Syrians; Iraqi Assyrians, Nestorians, Chaldeans, and Jacobites; Iranian Persian, Armenian and Assyrian Christians; and Palestinian Christians.
• David Littman chronicles the advancement of Islamic intolerance at the United Nations.
• Patrick Sookhdeo and Mark Durie treat the rise of anti-Christian persecutions in Nigeria, Sudan, Pakistan and Indonesia in the 21st century.

The book has received mixed reviews. Jeffrey Rubin in the Conservative Book Club writes that "anyone concerned about the dangers of politically motivated distortions of Islamic theology and history should not miss this explosive and enlightening volume," while Publishers Weekly criticizes the authors for repetition, failure to define their terms, and quoting the Qur'an out of context: "The resulting repetition and monotone provide little insight and a disconnected feel. This book would have been more persuasive and less alarmist if it had excluded half the essays." [2] R. Spencer Robert Spencer is an American author and expert on Jihad. ... Islām is described as a dÄ«n, meaning way of life and/or guidance. Six articles of belief There are six basic beliefs shared by all Muslims: 1. ... 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Contents

• Foreword : The genesis of a myth
• Part 1 Islamic tolerance: myth and reality
• Part 2 Islamic law regarding non-Muslims
• Part 3 Islamic practice regarding non-Muslims
• Part 4 The myth and contemporary geopolitics
• Part 5 Human rights and human wrongs at the United Nations
• Part 6 The myth in contemporary academic and public discourse

See also

• Islam and Judaism
• Golden age of Jewish culture in Spain