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77The Harem: Enslavement and Luxury within the Sultan's Palace
Prior to the period of reform know as the Tanzimat (1839-1876), slavery was alive and well within the Ottoman Empire, and in fact, was necessary to ensure the inner machinations of the Ottoman government, administration, and military for nearly...
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70Patternless Costuming
I have been creating clothing designs since I was a child. At first I would design clothing only for my dolls, but then, as I learned crochet and sewing, I began creating clothing for myself then for my...
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75The Gorgeous Kate Beckinsale
Kate Beckinsale is a very smart, talented and beautiful British actress who has been highly successful in her film roles, and probably surprises a lot of people when they find out the films she has appeared in have taken in right around $800...
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73Some Surprising Facts You Don't Know about Moammar Ghadafi: his elite Amazon bodyguards, his Ukranian nurses, and more
Surprising facts about Moammar Ghadafi that you don't know... Did you know he had a crush on Condeleeza Rice? Always travels with a tent and several Ukrainian nurses? Find out more here.
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73How to Make, Find or Buy an Appropriate Belly Dance Costume
Belly dance costumes, like belly dancers themselves, come in all colors, ethnic origins, sizes, styles—and prices! As with anything you buy, you usually “get what you pay for”—if it seems too good to...
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73BellyDance Costume Design
The original bellydance costumes may seem like they are similar in every country where belly dancing is performed, but bellydance costume designs actually varies from region to region nowadays. It is due to...
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66A Song and a Swirl Of Dust
The dust hung in the air, unmoving. It seemed to cling to the inside of Fanta's nostrils as she breathed in and out and it made her want to take shallow breaths. Her boubou was not light coloured like her sister's; still, it was changed in moments...
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73Women in Morocco under the French Protectorate
French colonization and culture in Morocco induced vast changes in the traditional view of women and helped push women's rights as a issue that needs to be addressed by society. The patriarchal system, the harems and strict Islamic laws that confined women to their homes were challenged by the liberal ideals of French women. King Muhammad VI helped give more rights to women in 2004 but it does not liberate women from the bondage of a male dominated society.
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72Past Life Flirtations
Deja vu or simply three powerful dreams, the author considers the possibility of past lives - a Far East Harem, Plantation in the old south and Renaissance courtesan.
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65Bookseller of Kabul Book Review
Sometimes in life it is pleasant to know that our lives are not as desolate, full of dull routine, or even as dangerous and desperate as those of others. This is one of the joys of reading -whether fictive or reality based literature. Such is the...
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