1008 ⟶ Restrictions Against Jews in the Fatimid Empire

Caliph Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah ("the Mad") issues severe restr...
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🛁 Quinisext Council's Antisemitic Decrees

Quinisext Council in Constantinople forbids Christians on pain of excommunication to bathe in public baths with Jews, employ a Jewish doctor or socialize with Jews.⟶
Quinisext Council's Antisemitic Decrees (692)
Byzantine EmpireQuinisext CouncilAntisemitismReligious LawSocial Exclusion7th CenturyReligious DiscriminationCouncil of TrulloSegregationPersecution
TurkeyTurkey

🎗️ 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

🏷️ 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.⟶
Restrictions Against Jews in the Fatimid Empire (1008)
Fatimid EmpireReligious DiscriminationClothing LawsSocial ExclusionCaliph Al-HakimAntisemitismPersecution
EgyptEgypt

🔥 Destruction of Synagogues and Jewish Artifacts

Caliph Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah orders the destruction of synagogues, Torah scrolls and Jewish artifacts among other non-Muslim buildings.⟶
Destruction of Synagogues and Jewish Artifacts (1009)
Fatimid EmpireSynagogue DestructionReligious VandalismJewish ArtifactsCaliph Al-HakimAntisemitismViolencePersecution
EgyptEgypt

🚫 Jesuit Restrictions on Jews' Descendants

The Jesuit order forbids admission to anyone descended from Jews to the fifth generation, a restriction lifted in the 20th century. Three years later Pope Paul V applies the rule throughout the Church, but his successor revokes it.⟶
Jesuit Restrictions on Jews' Descendants (1608)
JesuitsCatholic ChurchReligious DiscriminationSocial ExclusionAnti-SemitismExclusionReligious Persecution

🚶 Expulsion of Afghan Jews

2,000 Afghani Jews are expelled from their towns and forced to live in the wilderness.⟶
Expulsion of Afghan Jews (1934)
ExpulsionAntisemitismAfghanistanPersecutionForced displacementJewish community
AfghanistanAfghanistan