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	The Ottoman harem - All About Turkey
		The Imperial harem (also known as the Seraglio harem) contained the combined households of the Valide Sultan (Queen Mother), the Sultan's favorites (hasekis), and the rest of his concubines (women whose main function was to entertain the Sultan in the bedchamber).
		The size fluctuated frequently since when the Sultan's sons left the harem at the ages of fourteen to sixteen, they were given their servants from the harem to accompany them to the provinces in which they were given governship.
		The increase in harem size was correlated to the increase in expenditures incurred partly by the larger number of women and partly by the extravagances of various Sultans.
	www.allaboutturkey.com /harem.htm (6674 words)

	Harem - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Harems existed in Persia under the Ancient Achaemenids and later Iranian dynasties (The Sassanid Chosroes II reportedly had a harem of 3,000 wives, as well as 12,000 female slaves) and lasted well into the Qajar dynasty.
		Harem is also the usual English translation of the Chinese language term hougong, 後宮—literally meaning "the palaces behind." Hougong are large palaces for the Chinese emperor's consorts, concubines, female attendants and eunuchs.
		The institution of the harem exerted a certain fascination on the European imagination, especially during the Age of Romanticism (see also Orientalism), due in part to the writings of the adventurer Richard Francis Burton.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Harem (913 words)

	Harem anime - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A harem anime or harem comedy is a term for an anime or manga story wherein one male character is surrounded by — often living with — several female characters.
		A common debate amongst fans is whether the existence of this character negates the concept of a "harem", which is perhaps one reason the resolution in her relationship with the lead is usually delayed extensively.
		In addition, the lead female, who is also a member of the first harem, has a harem of her own consisting of at least three males, one of whom is also a member of the first harem.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Harem_anime (3189 words)

	Ask The Costume Goddess: Harem Pants
		Harem pants are worn under a skirt, or worn alone.
		For those with more time, the classic harem pants are easy to sew because once your pattern is perfected, only two seams and two casings are required.
		For classic harem pants, add six to twelve inches to hip and thigh measurements for the width---depending on how loose you want pants.
	www.shira.net /cg/harempants.htm (1074 words)

	Guide to Harem (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		The secrecy associated with the royal harem and the harems of upper and middle-class Ottoman houses aroused the keen curiosity of foreign travellers and artists who visited Ottoman Turkey, but their written accounts and pictures of the harem were based for the most part on hearsay.
		As the population of the harem increased from the end of the 16th century onwards, mezzanines and additional buildings were constructed containing bedrooms for the serving women and self-contained apartments for the wives of the sultan.
		In the royal harem, under the guidance of the sultn's mother or the principal officer of the harem household, a woman known as the chief treasurer, the girls were taught to read and write, play music, and the intricate rules of palace etiquette and protocol.
	www.ee.bilkent.edu.tr /~history/harem.html (911 words)

	Harem (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Hence, Mecca and the surrounding area is a harem — a religious harem.
		While the harem was firmly established as an institution in the society and in individual families, it spread with Islam to areas beyond the Middle East and into North Africa.
		Harems, and they are generally small, exist in societies as different as Saudi Arabia and Morocco.
	i-cias.com /e.o/harem.htm (357 words)

	Bakhchisaray - Bakhchisaray Khan Palace - Official website : Harem (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Harem (the women’s part of the house) is a universal concept for the Muslim world.
		The harem should be arranged both in a poor dwelling and in the palace of a monarch.
		The population of the Harem was not numerous: not everybody from the Crimean rulers realized the right to have four spouses and evidences on presence of concubines in the Harem are extremely rare in historical sources.
	www.hansaray.org.ua /e_obj_hrm.html (642 words)

	Harem, Topkapi Palace Harem (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		The harem is composed of a number of different buildings arranged around four large courtyards.
		It was through the Meshane Gate on the right that the Sultans used to enter the Harem on returning from the Girding of the Sword ceremony at Eyup Sultan.
		Harem section can be visited only by a guided tour and tickets should be purchased separetely.
	www.istanbulportal.com /istanbulportal/Harem.aspx (552 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Harem (household)
		Contrary to the common belief, harem is not necessarily a part of a palace and its inhabitants do not necessarily consist solely of women with whom the head of the household has a sexual relation.
		For example the harem of the Ottoman sultan's palace would contain several hundred women including wives, mistresses, the sultan's mother, daughters and other female relatives and eunuchs and slave girls to serve the aforementioned women.
		Harem is also the usual English translation of the Chinese language term hougong, 後宮—literally meaning "the palaces behind." Hougong are large Chinese royal palaces for the emperor's consorts and female attendants.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Harem_(household) (273 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for harem (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		harem HAREM [harem] [Arabic], term applied to women's apartments in a Muslim household.
		He was dominated by his harem, and although his generals were successful against Persia, his reign marked the beginning of the decay of the Ottoman Empire (Turkey).
		SECRETS OF THE HAREM; A new TV series tells the story of the most ruthless concubine in history, a scheming seductress who slept her way to power.
	www.encyclopedia.com /articles/20708.html (755 words)

	Amazon.ca: Harem: The World Behind the Veil: Books: Croutier (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Drawing on a host of intimate first-hand accounts and memoirs, Harem explores life in the world's harems, from the Middle Ages to the early twentieth century, focusing on the fabled and ever-mysterious Seraglio of Topkapi Palace as a paradigm for all.
		Her paternal grandmother, Zehra, lived in a harem until 1909 when the institution was abolished and declared unlawful after the fall of Abdulhamid, the last Osmanli Sultan.
		European males may have fantasized about the state of undress in a harem (as witnessed by their paintings), but their wives and daughters--those who were fortunate enough to actually visit a harem--wrote home about the intricate and beautiful costumes.
	www.amazon.ca /Harem-World-Behind-Veil-Croutier/dp/1558591591 (1348 words)

	CONCUBINES CONFIDENTIAL - New York Times
		''Harem: The World Behind the Veil'' is presented as a history of the harem, but it focuses mostly on Ottoman Turkey and, in particular, on life as it was lived in the sultan's seraglio in Constantinople.
		It was one of those fascinating mysteries condemned by the Christian church and spoken of in hushed tones that mixed awe, envy and repugnance.
		One interesting fact for those unfamiliar with the harem system is that although a woman might be kept fairly restricted, a clever woman -using whatever weapons she had at hand: brains, beauty, a little of both - could advance through the corporate ranks of the harem hierarchy into a position of supreme power.
	query.nytimes.com /gst/fullpage.html?res=950DE6D8133EF932A25755C0A96F948260 (428 words)

	Harem Hall (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		The Harem has a highly complex plan, consisting of buildings constructed over a long period of time, this adding to the apparent complexity of the several hundred rooms layout.
		Lived in throughout the Ottoman Age, and presenting the best of each of the periods of the Age, the harem is the ideal location for a full taste of the Ottoman Empire’s life.
		Today we enter the harem through a small door which in the past served as the Carriage Gate entrance to the harem, and is located behind the chamber of the Divan.
	www.ee.bilkent.edu.tr /~history/Ext/harem.html (265 words)

	Harem
		The earliest date at which we know the Harem buildings to have been in existence is 1578, as this date, together with the name of Sultan Murat III, occurs in the inscription over the Carriage Gate leading into the Harem.
		This section of the palace continued to provide accomodation for the mother of the reigning Sultan, his children and his concubines, until they were transferred to the new Dolmabahce Palace in 1853, and thence to the Yildiz Palace in 1876.
		This is the gate by which visitors now enter the Harem Apartments, and it bears an inscription stating that it was built by Sultan Murat III (1574-1595).
	www.sanalistanbul.com /virtualistanbul/Harem.htm (483 words)

	Harem by Sarah Brightman CD
		Listening to HAREM, it's hard to believe that multifarious pop diva Sarah Brightman first came to fame as a proponent of musical theater (not counting her early stint with dance-pop group Hot Gossip).
		HAREM veers between ethereal, almost New Age-like moments, operatic flurries, percolating dance beats, and some accessible Eastern-flavored exoticism.
		Plus her live show, Harem World Tour is amazing too, I already see it in live and its speechless.
	www.cduniverse.com /search/xx/music/pid/5781549/a/Harem.htm (429 words)

	Tales from the Expat Harem
		PRAISED BY Expat Harem hailed in Spring 2007's issue of the Journal of Middle East Women's Studies.
		USED BY The University of Michigan, Indiana University Bloomington, the University of Richmond, the University of British Columbia and Dalhousie University are using EXPAT HAREM in graduate and undergraduate courses on Turkish culture and travel literature.
		The anachronistic title acknowledges erroneous yet prevalent Western stereotypes about Asia Minor and the entire Muslim world, while declaring that the writers are akin to foreign brides of the Seraglio, the 15th century seat of the Ottoman sultanate: wedded to the culture of the land, embedded in it even, and yet alien nonetheless.
	www.expatharem.com (641 words)

	Harem music links UK (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Overcoming her limited edu-cation within the harem walls, Taj chronicled a thirty-year span in the life of a generation that witnessed a shift from traditional order to revolutionary flux.
		Now almost one hundred years later Taj's memoirs are relevant and qualify her not only as a feminist by her society's standards but also in comparison with feminists of her generation in Europe and America.
		ISBN: 0330324705 Published: Jul 1994 Format: Paperback In the days when it was the General's 'harem' palace, ladies with their retinues and rich clothes could be seen walking on the high windy terraces.
	musicuk.dunmarsh.co.uk /music/harem.html (526 words)

	Harem Scarem \| Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Harem Scarem was formed out of the remains of two virtually unkown bands in Canada in the late 1980's.
		Live and Acoustic (which was later released in Canada) featured a mix of live songs recorded in Toronto, acoustic versions of some of their biggest hits, and a few edited versions of songs.
		The Best Of compilation was the end of Harem Scarem (at least for a while) and was a good point in time for the band to re-invent themselves a bit.
	www.haremscarem.net /index.php?view=bio&PHPSESSID=6c16b086ac395ca245aae41203083b28 (3138 words)

	Sarah Brightman : Harem - Listen, Review and Buy at ARTISTdirect (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Adopting a Middle Eastern flavor to enhance her blend of classical and new age pop, Sarah Brightman's Harem continues her experimentation with thematic discs that began with 1993's oceanic Dive.
		Harem accomplishes that feat by shrouding new age pop songs in a thin Middle Eastern veil that disguises, but never completely covers, Brightman's true musical identity.
		The disc gets a bit long by the time it reaches the unnecessary standard "Stranger in Paradise," but Brightman's Harem adventure is interesting enough to have listeners packed and ready to travel with her on another musical journey.
	www.artistdirect.com /nad/store/artist/album/0,,2550755,00.html (383 words)

	harem
		The sultan's harem often contained several hundred women, all subject to the control of the sultan's mother and guarded by eunuchs.
		Although the harem is rapidly disappearing in the 20th cent., there nevertheless are still some in existence in the more remote areas of the Muslim world.
		Colonialism and gender in the east: representations of the harem in the writings of women travellers.
	www.infoplease.com /ce6/society/A0822719.html (272 words)

	Amazon.com: Harem: Music: Adam Klemens,Adrian Partington,Michael Reed,Trevor Barry,Martin "Frosty" Beedle,Peter ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		What's different about Harem is that Brightman has shifted away from the more even balance of classical and cover tunes found on Eden and La Luna, and has moved closer to a territory occupied exclusively by uptempo pop bordering on dance, last seen on Sarah's European import album Fly.
		"Harem" is a solid, enjoyable tribute to the exotic soundscapes of the East, although decidedly different from what earlier Sarah fans may be used to.
		She paints this picture of camels, belly dancers, and harems, which is very cute and imaginative but simply can't be classified as Arabic music.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00009B8FE?v=glance (2843 words)

	Harem Scarem - Overload
		The band also performed at the GODS festival 2002 in the UK and their performance was recorded to give birth, a few months later, to a successful live cd/DVD release.
		The final result is Harem Scarem's most intense, moody and passionate album to date.
		True fans of Harem Scarem will appreciate the time and energy that went into this record to give them something special.
	www.nehrecords.com /shop/HaremOverload.htm (379 words)

	HAREM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Harem-Turkish Percussion Group consisted of four young brilliant performers released their first this year.The percussion instruments ignored for years have began to be promoted by many companıes in Turkey nowadays.
		The Harem did not use only the rhythm of Anatolian Music but also the Indian, Arabic and Latin sounds.
		The Harem gave their first concert at the European Music Festival this summer.They are so young and brilliant.
	www.pasionturca.net /eng/HAREM/harem.htm (1960 words)

	Playbill News: PBS-TV to Offer New Sarah Brightman Concert, "Harem"
		"Harem" — based on Brightman's top-selling album of the same name — will debut in the Manhattan area Aug. 13 at 10 PM on WLIW 21 and will go wide nationally in December.
		The album "Harem" debuted on Billboard's Classical Crossover charts at number one.
		The CD has already gone gold in Japan and is also a hit in Germany and the U.K. Brightman, who had a seventies dance hit on the British pop charts, caught the public's attention in Andrew Lloyd Webber's megahit The Phantom of the Opera when she created the role of opera singer Christine Daae.
	www.playbill.com /news/article/80930.html (409 words)

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