purdah period

  • 1Purdah (disambiguation) — Purdah may refer to: *The practice of preventing men from seeing women. *Isolation generally (in colloquial English) *Curtain (in the Persian language, Urdu and Hindi) *In the United Kingdom, the period after plans have been prepared but before… …

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  • 2purdah — pur|dah [ˈpə:də, da: US ˈpə:r ] n [U] [Date: 1800 1900; : Hindi; Origin: parda screen, veil ] 1.) the custom in some Muslim and Hindu societies in which women stay indoors or cover their faces so that men cannot see them in purdah ▪ The bride… …

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  • 3Nadir of Purdah (Muslimgauze compilation) — Infobox Album Name = Nadir Of Purdah Type = compilation Artist = Muslimgauze Released = 2007 (projected) Recorded = Genre = Length = Label = Tantric Harmonies TANTRA X39 Producer = Reviews = Last album = This album = Next album = Nadir Of Purdah… …

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  • 4Budget purdah — Budget purdah, in the United Kingdom, is the period after plans have been prepared but before the Chancellor of the Exchequer s annual budget is announced, when he refrains from discussing any matters which have relevance to the forthcoming… …

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  • 5Pakistan — /pak euh stan , pah keuh stahn /, n. 1. Islamic Republic of, a republic in S Asia, between India and Afghanistan: formerly part of British India; known as West Pakistan from 1947 71 to distinguish it from East Pakistan (now Bangladesh).… …

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  • 6Women in India — The status of women in India has been subject to many great changes over the past few millennia. From a largely unknown status in ancient times through the low points of the medieval period, to the promotion of equal rights by many reformers, the …

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  • 7Women in Pakistan — The status of women in Pakistan varies considerably across classes, regions, and the rural/urban divide due to uneven socioeconomic development and the impact of tribal, feudal, and capitalist social formations on women s lives. The Pakistani… …

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  • 8Konkani Muslims — Konkani / Kokani Muslims is a Muslim sub ethnic group of Maharashtrian Muslims living in the Konkan region of India. They speak the Konkani language. A good number of them live in Mumbai. There is a large Konkani Muslim diaspora community of… …

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  • 9Women in Sikhism — The role of women in Sikhism was first outlined by the Sikh Scriptures, which state that the Sikh woman is to be regarded as equal to her male counterpart. In Sikhism, women are considered to have the same souls as men and an equal right to grow… …

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  • 10dress — /dres/, n., adj., v., dressed or drest, dressing. n. 1. an outer garment for women and girls, consisting of bodice and skirt in one piece. 2. clothing; apparel; garb: The dress of the 18th century was colorful. 3. formal attire. 4. a particular… …

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