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Muslim marriage and Islamic wedding customs are traditions and practices that relate to wedding ceremonies and marriage rituals prevailing within the Muslim world. Although Islamic marriage customs and relations vary depending on country of origin and government regulations, both Muslim men and women from around the world are guided by Islamic ...
Arabic weddings ( Arabic: زفاف, فرح, or عرس) are ceremonies of matrimony that contain Arab influences or Arabic culture . Traditional Arabic weddings are intended to be very similar to modern-day Bedouin and rural weddings. What is sometimes called a "Bedouin" wedding is a traditional Arab Islamic wedding without any foreign influence.
Originating culture. Levantine. Dabke ( Arabic: دبكة also spelled dabka, dubki, dabkeh, plural dabkaat) [1] is a Levantine folk dance, [2] [3] particularly popular among Lebanese, Jordanian, Palestinian and Syrian communities. [4] Dabke combines circle dance and line dancing and is widely performed at weddings and other joyous occasions.
Walima. Walima ( Arabic: وليمة, romanized : Walīma ), or the wedding reception banquet, is the second of the two traditional parts of an Islamic wedding. The walima is performed after the nikah ( Arabic: نكاح) or marriage ceremony. It designates a feast in Arabic. The walima is used as a symbol to show domestic happiness in the ...
In 1860, the idea of having a school for girls started to manifest after the civil war in Mount Lebanon. Following the war, the need for women to work was recognized to rebuild the struggling post-war economy. During the period 1860 to 1869, the number of schools for girls significantly increased from 4 to 23 schools.
The isidwaba [isidʷaːɓa], a traditional Zulu leather skirt worn by married women, is made from the hide of animals that belonged to the woman's father. This article will illustrate how the traditional skirt is made and at which occasions it is worn. It further describes the various designs and patterns of an isidwaba and how they are ...
The wedding was a huge spectacle with the groom being a grandson of a famous rabbi. Thousands lined the streets to catch a glimpse of the the newlyweds. Orthodox Jews, who are known to be ...
An important contributing factor to the violence exercised on women in the Arab world is the idea of ta’ah (obedience). It is a religio-cultural idea which suggests that women and men are equal before God, however, their responsibilities are not the same. In addition, ta’ah justifies men’s physical abuse over women.