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'''Zenana''' ([[Persian language|Persian]]/[[Urdu]]: '''زنانه''', [[Hindi]]: ज़ेनाना) refers to the part of a house in South Asian countries such as [[India]] and [[Pakistan]] reserved for the women of the household. The Zenana is the apartments of an Eastern house in which the women of the family are secluded. This is an [[Islamic]] custom, which has been introduced into India and has spread amongst the [[Hindu]]s. The zenana missions are missions to Indian women in their own homes. |
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Revision as of 07:27, 27 November 2006
Zenana (Persian/Urdu: زنانه, Hindi: ज़ेनाना) refers to the part of a house in South Asian countries such as India and Pakistan reserved for the women of the household. The Zenana is the apartments of an Eastern house in which the women of the family are secluded. This is an Islamic custom, which has been introduced into India and has spread amongst the Hindus. The zenana missions are missions to Indian women in their own homes.
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Wood, James, ed. (1907). The Nuttall Encyclopædia. London and New York: Frederick Warne. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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