dhimmi
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- noun
- /ˈdɪmi/
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dhimmi
- A dhimmi in an Islamic state is a non-Muslim who enjoys certain protections under the law.
- dhimmi status
Examples
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Being non-Muslims, the Jews held, along with all Christians and other religious minorities under Muslim rule, the status of dhimmi, literally the 'people of the contract' or 'people of the book', referring to the common roots of the Abrahamic religions.
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Elements of the dhimmi status have recently been applied in such varied places as Gaza, the West Bank, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Malaysia, and the Philippines.
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For those who do not qualify for dhimmi status, they simply exist outside the protection of the law.
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I might suggest that you compare dhimmi rights to the rights of permanent residents.
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Become a dhimmi and pay the jizyah.
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Should Westerners accept this imbalance, the dhimmi status will follow.
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In some times and places, dhimmis could ride on a donkey but not on a horse, wore distinctive clothing, and an elderly dhimmi on the street was required to jump out of the way of a Muslim child.
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Historically, Jews and Christians were often granted dhimmi status, allowing them to practice their faiths with certain restrictions.
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The dhimmi community was required to pay a special tax called jizyah in exchange for protection from persecution.
Synonyms
A person not Muslim who lives under Muslim rule with protection and often pays a special tax
A person who paid taxes and had no special rights in the Ottoman Empire
Surface Forms
Etymology
Dhimmi comes from the Arabic dhimma, which means 'protection' or 'pact', and it originally named a non-Muslim who lived under Islamic rule with official protection but had to pay a special tax.