That "special tax" that they had to pay, called "Jizyah" is not a form of oppression. Muslims were obliged to pay zakah, which is in fact a higher percentage than Jizyah. That special tax that non-muslims had to pay was the price of government-paid protection and services.
@o0abdo0o, many pay the mafia for protection too. But the fact remains that Jews and Christians were the only ones allowed to keep their religion or avoid Islam without death and that was only if they bowed before Muslims in the street declaring that Islam was the better religion and allowed their women to marry Muslims.
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Mcflashes28 2 years ago
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The Spanish people are white
anonimo777 3 years ago
many are dark skinned too cause their blod was mixed with moors of north africa for 800 years.
jiltonik 2 years ago
Like government taxes actually..
arieyhanz 4 years ago
That "special tax" that they had to pay, called "Jizyah" is not a form of oppression. Muslims were obliged to pay zakah, which is in fact a higher percentage than Jizyah. That special tax that non-muslims had to pay was the price of government-paid protection and services.
o0abdo0o 4 years ago 26
@o0abdo0o, many pay the mafia for protection too. But the fact remains that Jews and Christians were the only ones allowed to keep their religion or avoid Islam without death and that was only if they bowed before Muslims in the street declaring that Islam was the better religion and allowed their women to marry Muslims.
ABAisSCIENCE 1 year ago