Zunnar

Zunnar (also spelled "zunar" or "zonar"; Arabic: زنار zunār) was a distinctive belt or girdle, part of the clothing that non-Muslims were required to wear by Muslims to show they were not Muslims but dhimmi.[1] The requirement to wear the zunnar was noted in the Pact of Umar.[1]

Modern usage
  • In 2001, the Taliban in Afghanistan required Afghan Hindus to wear yellow badges.[2][3]
  • Zunnar is a Palestinian article of clothing used mainly as a belt around the waist.[4]

See also

References
  1. Medieval Sourcebook: Pact of Umar: http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/pact-umar.html
  2. Taliban to mark Afghan Hindus Archived 21 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine,CNN
  3. Taliban: Hindus Must Wear Identity Labels,People's Daily
  4. Embroidering Identities, a century of Palestinian clothing,The oriental institute museum of the university of Chicago
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