Les chrétientés d'Orient entre jihâd et dhimmitude

Résumé du livre

Analyzes the relationship between Islamic power which conquered vast parts of Asia, Europe, and Africa from the 7th century, and the conquered peoples, especially Christians. Relates also to the Zoroastrians and Jews. Discusses the essence of the Islamic precept of "jihad", where war is a religious obligation, and examines in detail the "dhimmi" status of non-Muslims (pp. 65-108). Denies the myth of Arab tolerance throughout the centuries and opposes the apologetic current of Islamic thought which forgets the massacres and forced conversions to Islam, mostly between the 7th-11th centuries, which led to the extinction of the pre-Islamic cultures in the Middle East.