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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."
Gadis Arivia (born 8 September 1964) is an Indonesian feminist philosopher, lecturer, scholar, and activist. While teaching feminism and philosophy at the University of Indonesia, Arivia founded Jurnal Perempuan [], Indonesia's first feminist journal, in 1996.
A Baju Kurung is a loose-fitting full-length dress, consisting of a blouse and a skirt. It is loosely translated as "enclosed dress". [4] Although Baju Kurung is the generic term of the attire for both males and females, in modern Malaysia, the female dress is referred to as Baju Kurung while the male dress is referred to as Baju Melayu.
Indonesia Women's Ulema Congress (Indonesian: Kongres Ulama Perempuan Indonesia) or KUPI were two congress events held in Indonesia for gathering of women Islamic scholars across the country. The congress was first held in April 2017, resulted in Kebon Jambu Pledge (Indonesian: Ikrar Kebon Jambu ), a document regarding status of women as ulema .
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.
Laundry is hung to dry above an Italian street. A self-service laundry in Paris Laundry in the river in Abidjan, 2006. Laundry is the washing of clothing and other textiles, [1] and, more broadly, their drying and ironing as well.
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.
Di Timur Matahari (phrasal translation: To The East of the Morning Sun) is a 2012 Indonesian film directed by Ari "Ale" Sihasale and starring Laura Basuki and Lukman Sardi. Shot in Tioh, Lanny Jaya , Papua , over a period of one month, it follows young Papuan children as they struggle to learn despite an ongoing tribal war.