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Guided by the accounts of such female travellers as Lady Montagu,
Julia Pardoe, and Lucy Garnett, all of whom lived in Ottoman lands
for significant periods of time, this beautifully illustrated book
explores - and hopes to overturn - the 19th-century stereotypes of
Ottoman women. Both Eastern and Western accounts of Turkish society
during that time made much of the harem, with the Orientalists
describing Turkish women as exotic, indolent, and depraved, while
some European writers described them as noble and elegant.Then,
with the advent of the first women's movement in the West, the
harem began to be criticised as an institution that trapped women
and enforced their submission to men. All of these ideas were
refuted by Montagu, Pardoe, and Garnett, who argued that Ottoman
women were perhaps the freest in the world; this book backs up that
claim with historical research showing that women frequently
prevailed in cases against their husbands and other male relatives
in the Ottoman courts.
This book is a form of guidance for the youth of today, a guide for
their everyday lives, as well as being a compilation of useful
information that is related to the various forms of worship with
informative explanations given in an understandable manner. It has
been prepared with color illustrations about every stage of
performing various acts of worship, in particular, the rituals of
purification and daily prayers. Aiming to meet the practical needs
of English speaking readers for their daily worship, this guide is
one that is essential for every Muslim young person.
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