“When we finally arrived, the chauffeur escorted my younger sister, Laila, and me up to my father’s suite. As usual, he was… — Hana Ali Copy Share Image
“...my mind was consumed with the idea of purdah. From behind it no call for help could be heard. An abandoned species… — Tehmina Durrani Copy Share Image
As for those who think the Arab world promises freedom, the briefest study of its routine traditional treatment of blacks (slavery) and… — Alice Walker Copy Share Image
At a certain point the family moved to Jaipur, where no woman could avoid the doli or purdah. They kept her in… — Indira Gandhi Copy Share Image
We seem to be always on cusps. Women come out of the burkah, the niqab, purdah, the closet, then go back in… — Maxine Hong Kingston Copy Share Image
Muslim women had to go out in purdah, that heavy sheet that covers even the eyes. Hindu women had to go out… — Indira Gandhi Copy Share Image
