Purdah

What is Purdah?


1.

Typically of women, the practice of being hidden away or constrained from society. Either self-imposed, or by society (as in several Muslim states).

She's gone into purdah during her exams.

In Mughal Empire, purdah was the usual state for most noble women.

See burka, women, feminism, chauvinism, islam

1.

Typically of women, the practice of being hidden away or constrained from society. Either self-imposed, or by society (as in several Muslim states).

She's gone into purdah during her exams.

In Mughal Empire, purdah was the usual state for most noble women.

See burka, women, feminism, chauvinism, islam


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