When "Eurabia" author Bat Ye’or coined the term dhimmitude in 1983, she tapped into a growing phenomenon. Based on the Arabic word "dhimmi," defined by Ye’or as "the name applied by the Arab-Muslim conquerors to indigenous non-Muslim populations who surrendered by a treaty (dhimma) to Muslim domination," dhimmitude is indeed a state of obeisance.

By altering Western societies to adapt to undemocratic and repressive Islamic traditions, non-Muslims are checking equal rights at the door and instead opting for a sort of subservience. Westerners have been so well trained in the ways of Muslim intimidation and violence that they now surrender without even a fight.

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