The Comparative Defense Studies Program, The Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies, and The Middle East Institute of Columbia University host:
“Eurabia: the Euro-Arab Symbiosis and the Estrangement from America”
by Bat Ye’or
Bat Ye’or, born in Egypt, is a British citizen living in Switzerland since 1960. She is a renowned expert on the history of non-Muslims under Islam and has written many articles and four books on the subject. The translation of The Dhimmi: Jews and Christians under Islam (1980) from French into English (1985) brought her international recognition. It remains an essential introduction to her second work, The Decline of Eastern Christianity under Islam. From Jihad to Dhimmitude (French 1991/English 1996/German 2002). With Islam and Dhimmitude. Where Civilizations Collide (2002), she completed her pioneering triology on the study of “dhimmitude”; her books are essential reading on this subject. Bat Ye’or’s latest work, Eurabia: The Euro-Arab Axis (Jan. 31, 2005) is about the transformation of Europe into “Eurabia” over the past 30 years.
Bat Ye’or will speak Tuesday, February 8, 2005 from 12-2:00pm in Room 1302, School of International and Public Affairs, 420 West 118th Street (south/east corner of 118th St. & Amsterdam Ave: Room 1302 on 13th floor).