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Zunnar
Zunnar
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
. The
requirement
to wear the zunnar was
noted
in the
Pact of Umar
.
Modern
usage
In 2001
, the
Taliban in Afghanistan
required
Afghan Hindus
to wear
yellow
badges
.
The Taliban
were
disposed
from power later that year.
