| http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#value | - Origin of the Veil: The Arabic word 'hijab' is sometimes translated veil...[used] to cover Muslim women in...throughout the Muslim world...The veil was adopted by the Arabs from the Persians, and the woman's obligation to stay closed in at home was a tradition copied from the Byzantines, who in turn had adopted an ancient Greek custom (Ibid, p.315, emphasis mine).
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