10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TURBAN-LIKE»
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1
First Encyclopaedia of Islam: 1913-1936
In the course of the development of the headdress, it was the women in particular
who adorned their turban-like headdress in this way. Silk on the other hand is
allowed with certain restrictions. 4. The turban has acquired considerable
religious ...
2
Medieval Clothing and Textiles
The Art of the Exotic: Robinet Testard's Turbans and Turban-like Coiffure John
Block Friedman Systems of identity formation in which a dominant group
describes a weaker or alien one through religion, race, diet, or costume have
long used ...
Robin Netherton, Gale R. Owen-Crocker, 2008
3
East of Indus: My Memories of Old Punjab
Sometimes a young boy tried to look funny by tying his turban 'like a foreigner'
and imitated the strange accents of other regions to entertain his friends. A turban
could be given as a gift, to honor a man, or as a symbol of succession (a son ...
Gurnam Singh Sidhu Brard, 2007
4
Ency Post-Colonial Lit Eng 2v
The turban, like the clan, rolls across all frontiers of caste and creed; for the old
man Kushi Ram as in CHAMAN NAHAL's novel Azadi (1975), another novel
about partition, it becomes a symbol of honour and pride, human dignity and
courage.
Eugene Benson, L.W. Conolly, 2004
5
Words, Not Swords: Iranian Women Writers and the Freedom of ...
The turban, like the veil, predates Islam, and, like the term chador, its linguistic
root is traced to Persian. The words sarband and toulband, the latter eventually
metamorphosing into turban, mean “a sash wound around the head.” Mentioned
...
6
The Blackwell Companion to Contemporary Islamic Thought
17 Ahsen Unakitan, wife of Kemal Unakitan, minister of finance, tied her turban at
the back of her neck as some secular women in Turkey do. Mrs. UnakItan said: “I
started to wear my turban like this when my husband and I went to a reception ...
Is pure water different whether it be contained in a. goblet of gold or an earthen
ewer? A manʹs head requires brain and intellect, not an imposing turban like
thine. A big head does not make one worthy; it is like the gourd, void of kernel.
8
Travels in Persia, 1673-1677
These Stufls of the Turban, have the Ends richly Woven with Flowers, and about
six or seven Inches in breadth, which they tie in a Knot, in the middle of the
Turban, like a Plume of Feathers, as you see in the Figure, which I have given
you.
The turban, like so many of the inanimate objects in Vermeer's paintings, gathers
up invisible, half-sensed elements that resonate at the human center — in this
case, the viscerally felt grief and desire, capture and release. Its knotted portion is
...
Edward A. Snow, Johannes Vermeer, 1994
10
The Ocean of the Soul: Men, the World and God in the Stories ...
"I won't wear a turban like this", he says. “You can give it to Your Gabriel, if You
want!"—Such speech, cAtta'tr adds, would be out of place in a sane person's
mouth. but for the madman and the lover it's allowed. (MN 27/3). There is also a
story, ...
Hellmutt Ritter, Bernd Radtke, 2012
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TURBAN-LIKE»
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Popp: Fourth place would be rubbish
Returning after half-time with turban-like bandaging, Popp continued to deliver a strong performance, even winning Germany's penalty after refusing to let her ... «FIFA.com, Jul 15»
When the System Fails
His head was wrapped in a turban-like surgical dressing, his smile and face deformed from surgery and resulting nerve damage. The pathology report was a ... «New York Times, Feb 15»
Beauty Sleep For Your Hair: Stylist Shares Tips On How To Keep …
If you shower before bed and don't have time to dry it, use a cotton T-shirt (which is less abrasive than a towel), wrap hair and keep it tucked in a turban-like ... «Beauty World News, Oct 14»
Maleficent Trailer: Angelina Jolie Shares Her Thoughts On Her Role …
"The horns have taken getting used to," gesturing upward at the massive horns attached to a turban-like headpiece, which tightly conceals her chestnut hair. «KDramaStars, Mar 14»
Haider Ackermann Reworks the Classics for Fall 2014 (Runway …
The Accessories: Hair-obscuring, turban-like headbands and short black booties. The Beauty: Pencil-thin, cocked eyebrows. The Takeaway: Working women ... «The Fashion Spot, Mar 14»
Perfect in conference play
Aird was hit above his eye in the second half, reopening stitches he had received against Bakersfield, which caused him to wear a turban-like bandage on his ... «UVU Review, Jan 14»
St. Louis Cabbies Continue to Fight Clothing Rules
Naeem wears a shirt that goes down to his knees and a turban-like headpiece as part of his religious beliefs. “The Quran clearly tells us to follow Mohammed ... «CBS Local, Dec 13»
Miley Cyrus: Watch her 'X Factor UK' 'Wrecking Ball' performance
Also, she wore a turban-like bit of headgear. There's probably some significance to that, but it's a new change. Considering how many singers choose to fake ... «Zap2it.com, Nov 13»
Rabbi Ovadia Yosef
The next year, wearing brocaded black robes with a purple turban-like ceremonial hat, he repeated this message on Israeli television, saying that if Israel could ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Oct 13»
Cher Debuts "Woman's World" on The Voice, First TV Performance …
... legendary star donned a typically wacky, sexy look that featured a purple faux-hawk wig and turban-like headband, a leather-and-mesh top and suspenders. «Us Magazine, Jun 13»
