1249 ⟶ Badge of Shame Decrees in Maghreb and Egypt

The Hafsid caliph in the Magrheb and the Ayyubid sultan of E...
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🏷️ Aghlabids Decree Jewish Badge

The Aghlabids require dhimmis in the Maghreb and Sicily to wear a patch (ruq'a) of white fabric on the shoulder of their outer garment, with the patch for Jews being in the image of an ape.⟶
Aghlabids Decree Jewish Badge (888)
DhimmiAghlabidsMaghrebSicilyBadgeReligious DiscriminationMedieval Period
TunisiaTunisiaItalyItaly

⚔️ Almohad Persecution of Jews in Spain and North Africa

The Almohads conquer southern Spain and the Magrheb. As they do not regocnise the typical dhimmi status of Jews and Christians, they often force them to chose between conversion and death. They also reintroduce the shikla and force the converted Jews to also wear differentiating clothing as they do not trust their sincerity. Maimonides leaves Cordoba around 1160.⟶
Almohad Persecution of Jews in Spain and North Africa (1150)
AlmohadsPersecutionForced ConversionDhimmiShiklaAnti-SemitismMedieval PeriodReligious IntoleranceMaimonidesMaghreb
SpainSpainMoroccoMoroccoAlgeriaAlgeria

🏷️ Badge of Shame Decrees in Maghreb and Egypt

The Hafsid caliph in the Magrheb and the Ayyubid sultan of Egypt issue decrees that Jews and Christians to wear a dinstinguishing badge. The so-called shikla continues to be in use for Tunisian Jews into the nineteenth century.⟶
Badge of Shame Decrees in Maghreb and Egypt (1249)
DhimmiBadge of ShameShiklaReligious DiscriminationJewish HistoryMedieval PeriodHafsid CaliphateAyyubid SultanateSocial DiscriminationNorth Africa
TunisiaTunisiaEgyptEgypt