Purdah
Purdah (Urdu, Persian: پردہ ; also transliterated as 'purda') is the practice of requiring women to cover their bodies so as to cover their skin and conceal their form.
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Purdah is also the name of a major form of social "segregation of the sexes" (of non close family members) within a household, which is occurs in Muslim society. The same societies do not necessarily agree with the hijab/burka.
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