Sultan Mohammed V’s Defiance During the Casablanca Conference in January 1943
During the Casablanca Conference in January 1943, Sultan Mohammed V sat alongside President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Prime Minister Winston Churchill, marking a famous moment of defiance against the pro-Nazi Vichy French regime. When pressured to implement anti-Semitic laws, such as forcing Jewish citizens to wear yellow stars, the Sultan famously refused to distinguish between … Read more