807 ⟶ Jews Forced to Wear Yellow Belts in Abbasid Caliphate
Abbasid Caliph Harun al-Rashid orders all Jews in the Caliph...
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🍽️ Ban on Christians Eating with Jews in York
First Archbishop of York Ecgbert bans Christians from eating with Jews.⟶
Social SegregationDietary LawsChristianityArchbishop EcgbertEarly Middle AgesCultural ConflictReligious Discrimination
United Kingdom🎗️ 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.⟶
Abbasid CaliphateDhimmiReligious DiscriminationClothing LawsSocial SegregationHarun al-RashidEarly Islamic Period
Iraq
Iran
Syria
Egypt👕 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.⟶
DhimmiIslamic LawSocial DiscriminationClothing LawsReligious PersecutionCaliph Al-MutawakkilEarly Islamic Period
IraqIranSyriaEgypt🪡 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.⟶
Clothing LawsDhimmiSocial SegregationReligious DiscriminationIslamic WorldAghlabidsEarly Islamic Period
Tunisia
Algeria
Libya🏷️ Restrictions Against Jews in the Fatimid Empire
Caliph Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah ("the Mad") issues severe restrictions against Jews in the Fatimid Empire. All Jews are forced to wear a heavy wooden "golden calf" around their necks. Christians had to wear a large wooden cross and members of both groups had to wear black hats.⟶
Fatimid EmpireReligious DiscriminationClothing LawsSocial ExclusionCaliph Al-HakimAntisemitismPersecution
Egypt🎗️ Jews Forced to Wear Yellow Badge in Castile
King Henry II of Castile forces Jews to wear Yellow badge.⟶
Badge of ShameLegislationMedieval PeriodSpainDiscriminationSegregation
Spain