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Month: April 2014

I don’t find purdah at all purdy

I don’t find purdah at all purdy

Those of you that followed my posts while Derek and I were in Istanbul, or asked me afterwards how our trip was, may have noticed a certain hesitation in my voice, or heard an outward declaration of my discomfort about being amongst so many covered and veiled women. For those of you unfamiliar with the custom of “purdah”, here is a short definition from Wikipedia: “Purdah or pardah (from Persian : پرده, meaning “curtain”) is a religious and social practice of female…

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