In a 2006 review article discussing antisemitism in Muslim lands, Gudrun Krämer notes that in contrast to the "white myth" of continuous peaceful coexistence between different religious groups under Islamic rule, the portrayal offered in Ye'or's book is that of the "black myth".
In a 2006 review article examining antisemitism in Muslim lands, Gudrun Krämer contrasts Ye'or's book with the "white myth" of peaceful coexistence between different religious groups under Islamic rule to present a contrasting "black myth".