1922 ⟶ Yemen's "Orphans Decree"
The government of Yemen, under Yahya Muhammad Hamid ed-Din, ...
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📜 Byzantine Decree of Forced Conversion
Romanos I Lekapenos decreed that all Jews should be forced to convert and subjugated if they refuse. This leads to the death of hundreds of Jews and the destruction of numerous synagogues.⟶
Byzantine EmpireForced ConversionReligious PersecutionAntisemitismRomanos I LekapenosJewish CommunitiesPersecutionEastern Roman Empire
Greece
Turkey
💰 Jews Readmitted to Paris & Forced Conversions in Yemen
Philip Augustus readmits Jews to Paris, only after another ransom was paid and a taxation scheme was set up to procure funds for himself. August: Saladin's nephew al-Malik, caliph of Yemen, summons all the Jews and forcibly converts them.⟶
TaxationForced ConversionMiddle AgesFranceYemenAnti-JudaismEconomic exploitationSlavery
France
Yemen🚫 Forced Conversions in Iran
Jews throughout Iran (including 7,000 in Kashan alone) are forced to convert to Islam as a result of persecutions by Abbas II of Persia.⟶
Forced ConversionReligious PersecutionAbbas II17th CenturyIranPersiaJewish CommunityDiscrimination
Iran📜 Yemen's "Orphans Decree"
The government of Yemen, under Yahya Muhammad Hamid ed-Din, re-introduced an Islamic law entitled the "orphans decree". The law dictated that if Jewish boys or girls under the age of 12 were orphaned, they were to be forcibly converted to Islam, their connections to their families and communities were to be severed, and they had to be handed over to Muslim foster families.⟶
YemenForced ConversionIslamic LawOrphansDiscriminationReligious PersecutionChild Welfare
Yemen