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Bacha bazi. Bacha bāzī ( Persian: بچه بازی, lit. 'boy play') [ 1] is a practice in which men (sometimes called bacha baz) buy and keep adolescent boys (sometimes called dancing boys) for entertainment and sex. [ 2][ 3] It is a custom in Afghanistan and in historical Turkestan and often involves sexual slavery and child prostitution by ...
Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minn., faces fresh controversy after a resurfaced 2018 video showed him praising a Muslim cleric, who once shared a pro-Hitler propaganda film and celebrated Oct. 7, as a "master ...
Islamic clothing is clothing that is interpreted as being in accordance with the teachings of Islam. Muslims wear a wide variety of clothing, which is influenced not only by religious considerations, but also by practical, cultural, social, and political factors. [ 1][ 2] In modern times, some Muslims have adopted clothing based on Western ...
Two mannequins; one to the left wearing a hijab on the head and one to the right veiled in the style of a niqab.. Various styles of head coverings, most notably the khimar, hijab, chador, niqab, paranja, yashmak, tudong, shayla, safseri, carşaf, haik, dupatta, boshiya and burqa, are worn by Muslim women around the world, where the practice varies from mandatory to optional or restricted in ...
v. t. e. Battoulah ( Persian: بطوله،بتوله, romanized : al-baṭṭūleh ), also called Gulf Burqah ( Arabic: البرقع الخليجي ), [ 1][ note 1] is a metallic-looking fashion mask traditionally worn in southern Iran [ 5][ 6] by Muslim [ 7][ 8] Arab women. The mask is mainly worn in the Persian Gulf region, including Bahrain ...
Moslema in style fashion show in Kuala Lumpur. Today the Islamic Fashion market is still in its early development stage; however, according to the numbers provided by the Global Islamic Economy Indicator [5] the dynamics will rapidly change: Muslim consumers spent an estimated $266bn on clothing in 2014, a number that is projected to grow up to $484bn by 2019.
Islam portal. v. t. e. Khitan ( Arabic: ختان) or Khatna ( Arabic: ختنة) is the Arabic term for circumcision, [ 1][ 2] and the Islamic term for the practice of religious male circumcision in Islamic culture. [ 3] Male circumcision is widespread in the Muslim world, [ 3] and accepted as an established practice by all Islamic schools of ...
Nine Parts of Desire: The Hidden World of Islamic Women (1994) is a non-fiction book by Australian journalist Geraldine Brooks, based on her experiences among Muslim women of the Middle East. It was an international bestseller, translated into 17 languages. The book deals with cultural and religious practices, describes positive as well as ...