Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Bat Ye'or" in French language version.
.« The first thing that strikes the reader of Bat Ye'or's study is that it is not only about Eastern Christianity under Islam but also about Judaism in equal if not greater measure. Thus the title is misleading, and the basic premise of her text is flawed since the two communities had virtually no contact with each other in traditional Islamic society (both dealt directly with their Muslim rulers) and, while both were regarded as dhimmis or protected citizens, they tended to be treated quite differently. […] The general tone of the book is strident and anti-Muslim. This is coupled with selective scholarship designed to pick out the worst examples of anti-Christian behavior by Muslim governments, usually in time of war and threats to their own destruction (as in the case of the deplorable Armenian genocide of 1915). Add to this the attempt to demonize the so-called Islamic threat to Western civilization and the end-product is generally unedifying and frequently irritating. »
« It would be an understatement to assert that the work of Gisèle Littman/Bat Ye’or is regarded among most qualified historians of Islam and the Middle East as failing to meet basic standards of academic research, yet the pseudo-scientific appearance of her work, replete with academic paraphernalia such as extensive footnotes and references, is central to its ability to convince readers. »
« It would be an understatement to assert that the work of Gisèle Littman/Bat Ye’or is regarded among most qualified historians of Islam and the Middle East as failing to meet basic standards of academic research, yet the pseudo-scientific appearance of her work, replete with academic paraphernalia such as extensive footnotes and references, is central to its ability to convince readers. »
« The very idea of Eurabia was based on an extremist conspiray theory, according to which Europe and the Arab states would join forces to make life impossible to Israel and islamize the old continent […] »
.« The first thing that strikes the reader of Bat Ye'or's study is that it is not only about Eastern Christianity under Islam but also about Judaism in equal if not greater measure. Thus the title is misleading, and the basic premise of her text is flawed since the two communities had virtually no contact with each other in traditional Islamic society (both dealt directly with their Muslim rulers) and, while both were regarded as dhimmis or protected citizens, they tended to be treated quite differently. […] The general tone of the book is strident and anti-Muslim. This is coupled with selective scholarship designed to pick out the worst examples of anti-Christian behavior by Muslim governments, usually in time of war and threats to their own destruction (as in the case of the deplorable Armenian genocide of 1915). Add to this the attempt to demonize the so-called Islamic threat to Western civilization and the end-product is generally unedifying and frequently irritating. »
« It would be an understatement to assert that the work of Gisèle Littman/Bat Ye’or is regarded among most qualified historians of Islam and the Middle East as failing to meet basic standards of academic research, yet the pseudo-scientific appearance of her work, replete with academic paraphernalia such as extensive footnotes and references, is central to its ability to convince readers. »
;« The second rule to bear in mind when putting together a conspiracy theory is that in order to hold water it needs to be circular, or rather spiral, so that any criticism can be sucked in and turned into evidence in its favour. »
;« The second rule to bear in mind when putting together a conspiracy theory is that in order to hold water it needs to be circular, or rather spiral, so that any criticism can be sucked in and turned into evidence in its favour. »
.« The first thing that strikes the reader of Bat Ye'or's study is that it is not only about Eastern Christianity under Islam but also about Judaism in equal if not greater measure. Thus the title is misleading, and the basic premise of her text is flawed since the two communities had virtually no contact with each other in traditional Islamic society (both dealt directly with their Muslim rulers) and, while both were regarded as dhimmis or protected citizens, they tended to be treated quite differently. […] The general tone of the book is strident and anti-Muslim. This is coupled with selective scholarship designed to pick out the worst examples of anti-Christian behavior by Muslim governments, usually in time of war and threats to their own destruction (as in the case of the deplorable Armenian genocide of 1915). Add to this the attempt to demonize the so-called Islamic threat to Western civilization and the end-product is generally unedifying and frequently irritating. »
.« The first thing that strikes the reader of Bat Ye'or's study is that it is not only about Eastern Christianity under Islam but also about Judaism in equal if not greater measure. Thus the title is misleading, and the basic premise of her text is flawed since the two communities had virtually no contact with each other in traditional Islamic society (both dealt directly with their Muslim rulers) and, while both were regarded as dhimmis or protected citizens, they tended to be treated quite differently. […] The general tone of the book is strident and anti-Muslim. This is coupled with selective scholarship designed to pick out the worst examples of anti-Christian behavior by Muslim governments, usually in time of war and threats to their own destruction (as in the case of the deplorable Armenian genocide of 1915). Add to this the attempt to demonize the so-called Islamic threat to Western civilization and the end-product is generally unedifying and frequently irritating. »
« by obscuring the existence of pre-Christian and other old, non-Christian communities in Europe as well as the reason for their disappearance in other areas of Europe, Bat Ye'or constructs an invidious comparison between the allegedly humane Europe of Christian and Enlightenment values and the ever present persecution within Islam. Whenever the possibility is raised of actually comparing circumstances of non-Christians in Europe to non-Muslims under Islamic governance in a careful, thoughtful manner, Bat Ye'or forecloses such comparison. »