Behind the veil
ceremonies, customs, and colour
[2nd ed.]
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Publication
1992 - Oxford University Press, Karachi, Pakistan
Language
English
Word Count
47,750 words, Guess
Page Count
191 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL1066436M
- ISBN-100195774191
- OCLC Control Number36875805
- OCLC Control Numberbehindveilceremo0000ikra
- Library of Congress Control Number93930043
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- Goodreads2175701
- LibraryThing2605782
Classifications
- DDC305.4/095491
- LCCHQ1745.5 .I4 1992
Description
Shaista Suhrawardy Ikramullah (1915-2000) was a politician, diplomat and writer of late colonial India and independent Pakistan. She was born in Calcutta and went on to earn a doctorate in Urdu literature from the University of London. She has written many books, including an autobiography and a biography of her brother, Hussain Shaheed Suhrawardy. In this book, she has provided details about life and culture in the world of purdah-observing upper-class Muslim women. The book discusses rituals, clothes, food, jewelry, manners and habits in this society. It is meant to acquaint Western readers with Muslim culture.
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