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Purdah

Pardah or purdah (from Hindi-Urdu پردہ, पर्दा, meaning "curtain") is a religious and social practice of sex segregation prevalent among some Muslim, Zoroastrian, and Hindu communities in South Asia. The purdah garment is the same as a burqa, or yashmak, i.e. a veil to conceal the face.

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related to Further reading · 54
Purdah → Agency, Aging, An Estimate Of Role, Anuj, Bal Ram, Bauman, California Press, Chad, Christian, Colonial India, Coming, Culture, Dalits, Date, Delhi, Dr, Feminist Studies, From Purdah, From Sultanate Period Till, Haryana
related to history · 20
Purdah → Afghanistan, Boko Haram, British, During, Hindu, Hinduism, However, In, India, Islamic, It, Lower-class, Mughal Empire, Muslim, Nigeria, Pakistan, Rajput, Saudi Arabia, South Asian, The
related to Pre-Islamic origins · 19
Purdah → Although, Arab Empire, Arabia, Babylonia, Byzantine Empires, Christian, For, Hindu, Historians, In, India, Indian, Iraq, Islam, Jewish, Middle East, Muslims, Persian, Zoroastrian
related to Governmental policies on purdah · 12
Purdah → Bangladesh, Europe, For, France, In, In Pakistan, In Tunisia, India, Islam, Islamic, Muslim, Turkey
related to Globalization and migration · 11
Purdah → America, As, For, Globalization, Islamic, Muslim, Muslim South Asian, One, Pakistani, Pakistani-Americans, Simultaneously
related to Books · 10
Purdah → Bengali, Hossain, It, Ladyland, Men, Muslim, Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain, Secluded Women, Sultana's Dream, Traditional
related to Examples of purdah · 10
Purdah → Avadh, British India, Gujarat, Hindu, India, It, Naim, North India, The, United Provinces
related to Psychology and health · 9
Purdah → Along, Bangladesh, Bangladeshi, By, In, Lack, Pakistan, Studies, The
related to Women's movements · 9
Purdah → Begum Rokeya, Bengali Muslim, Faizunnesa Choudhurani, For, However, In Bengal, Pakistan, Westernization, Women
related to Economic participation · 8
Purdah → Across, Bangladesh, By, For, However, Studies, The, They

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women muslim women's india burqa hindu public practice social mobility religious pakistan among men practices male segregation times islam veiling

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Purdahis aaccommodation to and a means of perpetuating the perceived differences between the sexes0.90text
Zoroastrianinstance ofthese practices were commonly found among various groups in the Middle East0.80text
Christianinstance ofthese practices were commonly found among various groups in the Middle East0.80text
and Jewish communitiesinstance ofthese practices were commonly found among various groups in the Middle East0.80text
access to healthcareinstance ofWomen's limited participation in political decision-making therefore results in policies that do not sufficiently address needs and rights of women in areas0.80text
educationinstance ofWomen's limited participation in political decision-making therefore results in policies that do not sufficiently address needs and rights of women in areas0.80text
employment opportunitiesinstance ofWomen's limited participation in political decision-making therefore results in policies that do not sufficiently address needs and rights of women in areas0.80text
property ownershipinstance ofWomen's limited participation in political decision-making therefore results in policies that do not sufficiently address needs and rights of women in areas0.80text
justiceinstance ofWomen's limited participation in political decision-making therefore results in policies that do not sufficiently address needs and rights of women in areas0.80text
and othersinstance ofWomen's limited participation in political decision-making therefore results in policies that do not sufficiently address needs and rights of women in areas0.80text
Pakistan have been swinging to more conservative lawsinstance ofthe government has no policies either for or against veiling.IslamizationNations0.80text
policies that use rhetoric of following Islamic lawinstance ofthe government has no policies either for or against veiling.IslamizationNations0.80text

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