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The Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham’s dhimmi Pact for the Christians of Raqqa Province
Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi
Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi
Traditionally, a ‘dhimmi’ in Islam is a Jew or Christian who agrees to live under the authority of an Islamic state, agreeing to pay a ‘jizya’ (poll tax) and enduring a number of discriminatory conditions in return for ‘protection’ from the state.