850 ⟶ Dhimmi Forced to Wear Distinctive Garments

Caliph Al-Mutawakkil decrees that Dhimmi — Jews and Christia...
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888

🎗️ Jews Forced to Wear Yellow Belts in Abbasid Caliphate

Abbasid Caliph Harun al-Rashid orders all Jews in the Caliphate to wear a yellow belt, with Christians to wear a blue one.⟶
Jews Forced to Wear Yellow Belts in Abbasid Caliphate (807)
Abbasid CaliphateDhimmiReligious DiscriminationClothing LawsSocial SegregationHarun al-RashidEarly Islamic Period
IraqIraqIranIranSyriaSyriaEgyptEgypt

👕 Dhimmi Forced to Wear Distinctive Garments

Caliph Al-Mutawakkil decrees that Dhimmi — Jews and Christians — wear the Zunnar, honey-coloured outer garments and badge-like patches on their servants' clothing to distinguish them from Muslims. Further, their places of worship are to be destroyed with demonic effigies nailed to the door and they are to be allowed little involvement in government or official matters.⟶
Dhimmi Forced to Wear Distinctive Garments (850)
DhimmiIslamic LawSocial DiscriminationClothing LawsReligious PersecutionCaliph Al-MutawakkilEarly Islamic Period
IraqIraqIranIranSyriaSyriaEgyptEgypt

🪡 Jews and Christians Forced to Wear Distinctive Patches

The Aghlabids issue decrees according to which Jews and Christians are to wear a patch (ruq'a) of white fabric on their shoulder of their outer garment, with the patch for Jews depicting an ape and that for the Christians depicting a pig.⟶
Jews and Christians Forced to Wear Distinctive Patches (888)
Clothing LawsDhimmiSocial SegregationReligious DiscriminationIslamic WorldAghlabidsEarly Islamic Period
TunisiaTunisiaAlgeriaAlgeriaLibyaLibya