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In ancient Indian society, "practices that restricted women's social mobility and behavior" existed but the arrival of Islam in India "intensified these Hindu practices, and by the 19th century purdah was the customary practice of high-caste Hindu and elite communities throughout India."
Salin Monastery. Salin Supaya was born in 1847 to King Mindon and his consort Limban Mibaya at the Amarapura Palace in the old capital of Amarapura in Burma. [4] Her given name was Me Myo Mon (မယ်မျိုးမွန်). [5]
Penanggalan. In Malaysian folklore, penanggal are mortal women who practice black magic.To become a penanggal, a woman must meditate during a ritual bath in vinegar, with her whole body submerged except for the head.
Perempuan Berkalung Sorban, released internationally as Woman with a Turban, is a 2009 Indonesian religious drama film, written by Gina S. Noer and Hanung Bramantyo and directed by Hanung Bramantyo, and stars Revalina S. Temat, Reza Rahadian, Oka Antara and Widyawati. This film was released on January 15, 2009, and produced by Starvision Plus.
Hindu woman in Kullu, Himachal Pradesh wearing a bindi. A bindi (from Sanskrit bindú meaning "point, drop, dot or small particle") [1] [2] is a coloured dot or, in modern times, a sticker worn on the centre of the forehead, originally by Hindus, Jains and Buddhists from the Indian subcontinent.
Undergarments (Kemben, Kutang or Baju Dalam) Traditionally, Javanese women wear kemben while the Nyonya wear baju dalam beneath their kebaya to cover the breasts for modesty reason due to the semi-transparent material of their kebayas. [25] Today, the undergarment used under kebaya is usually either a corset, bra or camisole.
Baju Melayu (Jawi: باجو ملايو ) is a traditional Malay costume for men, originated from the court of Malacca Sultanate and is traditionally worn by men in Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore, parts of Indonesia (especially Sumatra and Kalimantan), southern Philippines, and southern Thailand.
Woman at Point Zero (Arabic: امرأة عند نقطة الصفر, Emra'a enda noktat el sifr) is a novel by Nawal El Saadawi written in 1975 and published in Arabic in 1977.