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He could hear activity on the other side of the purdah.
Purdah requires women to avoid men and to cover most of their bodies.
She was not, however, bound by the traditional restrictions of the Purdah.
Women not wearing purdah are wrong because males will be attracted to them.
There is a great respect for women who strongly observe purdah.
The day you are sworn in begins a life of isolation and purdah.
After all, there are only a few in port side purdah - and picking a wife is a serious matter.
The system of purdah was unknown and women had the freedom to visit markets at their will.
But then, she has only recently left strict purdah.
But before you go into purdah, as it were, there's one thing I want you to do for me.
One of the most important functions it served was to allow women in purdah to see the events outside without being seen themselves.
Some of the Indians look at me as though they thought I should be in purdah.
She believed that women should earn their own living, and helped to remove the practice of purdah.
They did not observe purdah and were trained in martial arts.
She lives under the purdah system and so she rarely leaves the house.
By restricting women's mobility, purdah results in the social and physical isolation of women.
In the event of an inconclusive election result, purdah does not end until a new government forms.
An educated middle-class woman from the capital, she finds even limited purdah a new experience.
Purdah rules prohibited women from saying their husband's name or having their photograph taken.
You are not safe behind your mother's purdah.
This was the first time the wives had ignored the sanctity of the purdah.
She lived in conditions of strict isolation, known as "purdah," never seen by men outside her immediate family.
They claimed this was a breach of purdah and sharia law.
The sound was also a reminder for people that there was a woman around, during the times of Purdah.
He compares prohibitions on such activity to the institution of purdah.