1021 ⟶ Disappearance of Al-Hakim and Persecution of the Druze
the ruling Fatimid Caliph Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah disappears s...
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😠 Alexandrian Riot Against Jewish Community During King Herod Agrippa I's Visit
An anti-Jewish riot breaks out in Alexandria, during a visit by King Herod Agrippa I; the mob wants to place statues of Caligula in every synagogue.⟶
Jewish HistoryRoman EmpireReligious ViolenceAntisemitismCaligulaRiots
Egypt✝️ Martyrdom of Saint Mark in Alexandria
April 25 – Mark the Evangelist, pope of Alexandria⟶
ChristianityReligious ViolenceSaintsRoman EmpireMartyrdom
Egypt📖 Al-Azhar University Founded by the Fatimid Dynasty
c. 980: Al-Azhar University is established in Cairo by the Fatimid dynasty.⟶
IslamIslamic WorldUniversityEducationFatimid CaliphateSunni IslamMiddle Ages
Egypt☪️ Disappearance of Al-Hakim and Persecution of the Druze
the ruling Fatimid Caliph Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah disappears suddenly, possibly assassinated by his own sister Sitt al-Mulk, which leads to the open persecution of the Druze by Ismaili Shia; the Druze proclaim that Al-Hakim went into hiding (ghayba), whereupon he would return as the Mahdi savior.⟶
IslamShia IslamFatimid CaliphateReligious ViolenceAl-Hakim bi-Amr AllahPolitical IntrigueMiddle Ages
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