"I realize that my study of 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…"
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Bat, Y., Kochan, M., & Littman, D. (2003). Islam and Dhimmitude: Where civilizations collide. Madison, NJ: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press.
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