CURRICULUM VITAE
Chronology
Born in Cairo, Egypt
1955
Egyptian nationality revoked.
1957
Arrived in London as a stateless refugee.
1958-60
Institute of Archeology (University of London
1959 (Aug.)
Became British by marriage.
1960 (Oct.)
Moved to Switzerland. Permanent domicile
1961-62
University of Geneva (Social Sciences)
1960-64
Three children born
1969-2002
Research work and numerous publications.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Books
1971 Les Juifs en Egypte (Geneva: Editions de l'Avenir, 1971)
1974 Yehudi Mitzraiyim
(Jews in Egypt: Hebrew), rev. & enl. Trans. from French by Aharon Amir,
with a preface
by Prof. H.Z. Hirschberg (Tel Aviv: Maariv, with the Israel Ministry of
Education, World Sephardi
Organization, World Jewish Congress, 1974)
1980 Le Dhimmi: Profil
de l'opprimé en Orient et en Afrique du Nord depuis la conquête
arabe.
(Paris: Anthropos, 1980)
1985 The Dhimmi: Jews
and Christians under Islam, Enl. Preface by Jacques Ellul. Trans. from
French by
David Maisel, Paul Fenton and David Littman (Cranbury: NJ: Fairleigh Dickinson
University Press/
Associated University Presses & London: AUP, 1985; 5th printing, 2001)
1986 Ha-Dhimmiim. B'nai
Ha-Sout (The Dhimmi: Hebrew) Enl. Preface by Jacques Ellul. Introduction
by
Moshe Sharon. Trans. from English by Aharon Amir. (Jerusalem: Cana Press
[CARTA], 1986)
1991 Les Chrétientés
d'Orient entre Jihad et Dhimmitude: VIIe-XXe siècle. Préface
by Jacques Ellul
(Paris:Editions du Cerf, 1991)
1991 The Dhimmi (Russian).
Trans. from English, 2 vol. (Jerusalem: Society, Research Jewish
Communities/Aliya Library, 1991)
1994 Juifs et Chrétiens
sous l'Islam: les dhimmis face au défi intégriste (Paris:
Berg International, 1994)
"Pensée Politique et Sciences Sociales", series directed by Pierre-André
Taguieff)
1996 The Decline of Eastern
Christianity under Islam. From Jihad to Dhimmitude: 7th - 20th
Century. Enl. ed. Foreword by Jacques Ellul. Trans. from French by
Miriam Kochan & David Littman
(Cranbury,NJ: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press/Associated University
Presses; London: AUP,
1996; 3rd printing 2002)
1999 "The Dhimmi Factor
in the Exodus of Jews from Arab Countries" (pp. 33-51), in Coll. work
(ed.)
Malka Hillel Shulewitz, The Forgotten Millions. The Modern Jewish Exodus
from Arab Lands
(London/New York: Cassell, 1999; Continuum, 2000)
2001 "L'antisionisme
euro-arabe" (pp.23-70), in [nouveaux] visages de l'antisémitisme:
haine-passion ou
haine historique? Coll. work (Paris: NM7 Editions, 2001)
2002 Islam and
Dhimmitude. Where Civilizations Collide (Cranbury, NJ: Fairleigh Dickinson
University Press/
Associated University Presses and Lancaster, UK: Gazelle Book Services
Ltd., 2002)
2002 Der Niedergang des
orientalischen Christentums unter dem Islam. Zwischen Dschihad und Dhimmitude.
7-20 Jahrhundert. Foreword by Heribert Busse. Trans. from French by
Kurt Maier. Supervised by
Heribert Busse (Gräfelfing, Germany: Resch Verlag, 2002)
A Selection of Articles over 30 years
1973 Une minorité
chrétienne: les Coptes en Egypte (Centre d'Information et Documentation
sur le
Moyen-Orient/Geneva: Editions de l'Avenir, 1973)
1976 "A Christian
Minority: The Copts in Egypt", Transl. by David Littman, Case Studies
on Human Rights and
Fundamental Freedoms: A World Survey, vol. IV, pp. 79-93 (The
Hague, Martinus Nijhof, 1976)
1977 "Zionism in Islamic
Lands: The Case of Egypt", Wiener Library Bulletin, (London: Institute
of
Contemporary History), No 30, n.s. 43/44, 1977, pp. 17-29. Republished
(abridged) in YOD 2/2,
April 1977, pp. 81-97 (Paris: Publications Orientalistes de France)
1979 "Le Sionisme dans les
pays islamiques: le cas de l'Egypte", (abridged) Le Second Israël,
in
Les Temps Modernes (Paris, 1979) No. 394BIS, 162-182
1979 "Aspects of the Arab-Israeli
Conflict", Wiener Library Bulletin (London), No 32, n.s. 49/50, 1979,
pp. 67-76; trans. in Gesher, (Hebrew Review Jewish Affairs), Jerusalem,
Winter 1979
1977-1980 Peuples Dhimmi:
Nations Mortes-Vivantes (1977); Dhimmi Peoples: Oppressed Nations (1978);
Dhimmi Völker: Unterdrückte Nationen (1980) (C.I.D./Geneva: Editions
de l'Avenir)
1978-1979 Peuples Dhimmi:
"Oriental Jewry and the Dhimmi Image in Contemporary Arab Nationalism"
(Lecture: Jews College, London, Seminar organized by The Jews in Arab Lands
Committee).
Chairman: Sir Harold Wilson, Sept. 5, 1978. (WOJAC - World Organization
of Jews from Arab Countries/
Editions de l'Avenir, Geneva, 1979)
1983 "Terres Arabes: Terres
de Dhimmitude", in La Culture Sefardita I: "L'area e la storia",
in La Rassegna Mensile di Israel, vol. 49, No. 1/2/3/4, Jan.-April 1983,
pp. 94-102 (Rome, 1983)
1986 "Islam and the Dhimmis:
Rejoinder" [to the article by Mark Cohen in JQ 38 (1986),
pp. 125-137], in The Jerusalem Quarterly (1987): 42, pp. 83-88
1992 "Humiliante Dhimmitude:
Juifs, Chrétiens et Musulmans en Terre Sainte", in Historama -
Histoire Magazine (Paris), No. 106, December 1992, pp. 60-66
1994 "Bat Ye'or interviewed by Paul Giniewski", in Midstream (new York), Febr.-March 1994, pp. 16-19
1997 "Israel and the Ethos
of Jihad" (trans. in Hebrew), in Nativ (Tel Aviv), Vol. 10, No. 1-2, Jan.-April,
1997, pp.58-64
1997 "Dhimmitude: Jews
and Christians under Islam", in Midstream (New York), Feb.-March 1997,
pp. 9-12
1997 "Comment j'ai découvert
la 'dhimmitude'", in Les Cahiers de l'Orient (Paris), No. 48, 4e trimestre
1997,
pp. 7-12
1998 "Islam, History and
Taboo" in Midstream (New York), Feb.-March 1998, p. 7
2001 "Israel, Christianity,
and Islam: The Challenge of the Future", in Midstream (New York), Feb.-March
2001,
pp. 2-9
2002 "Juifs et chrétiens
sous l'Islam: Dhimmitude et marcionisme" in Commentaire (Paris), Spring,
2002,
No. 97, pp. 105-116
2002 "Jihad Conquests.
Islamism Today" (with Andrew Bostom), National Review Online (New York),
June 19, 2002
2002 "Jihad and Human Rights
Today. An active ideology incompatible with universal standards of freedom
and equality", National Review Online (New York), July 1, 2002
2002 "A Culture of Hate:
A racism which denies the history and sufferings of its victims",
National Review Online (New York), August 2, 2002
2002 "Islam, Taboo, and
Dialogue. Reclaiming historic truths in seeking present-day solutions",
National Review Online (New York), August 9, 2002
Testimony: U.S Congressional Hearings
1997 "Past is Prologue:
The Challenge of Islamism Today. An Historical Overview of the Persecutions
of
Christians under Islam". Congressional Testimony at United States Senate
Foreign Relations Committee.
Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs. Hearing on Religious
Persecution in the
Middle East. (Congressional Records Testimony on May 1, 1997)
1997 Similar testimony
delivered to a U.S. Congressional Human Rights Caucus (CHRC)
Briefing on Capitol Hill (April 29, 1997)
2002 "Human Rights and
the Concept of Jihad". Congressional Human Rights Caucus (CHRC)
Briefing on Capitol Hill (February 8, 2002)