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Albertoo

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17. in Arab-occupied Andalusia, non-Muslims had to wear a badge
Mon Jun 13, 2016, 05:34 PM
Jun 2016

In Islamic Spain, Jews and Christians were tolerated if they:

acknowledged Islamic superiority
accepted Islamic power
paid a tax called Jizya to the Muslim rulers and sometimes paid higher rates of other taxes
avoided blasphemy
did not try to convert Muslims
complied with the rules laid down by the authorities. These included:
restrictions on clothing and the need to wear a special badge
restrictions on building synagogues and churches
not allowed to carry weapons
could not receive an inheritance from a Muslim
could not bequeath anything to a Muslim
could not own a Muslim slave
a dhimmi man could not marry a Muslim woman (but the reverse was acceptable)
a dhimmi could not give evidence in an Islamic court
dhimmis would get lower compensation than Muslims for the same injury

http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/islam/history/spain_1.shtml

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in Arab-occupied Andalusia, non-Muslims had to wear a badge Albertoo Jun 2016 #17
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