Historical Photos: Women

Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Photos are from 1879 or 1921

Great Pictures both - thank you!

>>> Mila
- is there a hidden message in your pictures?
All the women seems to be working, and the men seems to be idle with their hands in their pockets or behind their back?

Originally posted by Northman Morticia- the proud native Americans. I've always been fascinated with them - and I was lucky enough�to visit with a family descending from the Susquehanna tribe last time I was in PA.I also visited the grave of Indian Eve�(1740-1815) who was held prisoner by indians for 8 years, escaped and made her way home on a pony.I�have a book about her - written by decendants and�based on her journals. Interesting reading indeed. �

That's a great story Northman. I too have always been fascinated with Native American Indians (all tribes). Whenever I travel, I make sure to visit the local tribes of that state. I'll be visiting the state of Nevada in July and will be going to Red Rock Canyon with a group of Indians from the Paiute Tribe...I'm so excited about that!

Originally posted by Master_Blaster Mila jaan, I'm curious to know if those women are covering up b/c the Ottoman Empire imposed Qu'ranic Law upon its Muslim citizens or if they're dressed in that manner due to customary practices. PS: I bet I'd be hardpressed to find a hejabi in Bosnia today, ehh?[IMG]height=17 alt=Wink src="http://www.allempires.com/forum/smileys/smiley2.gif" width=17 align=absMiddle> �

   
They are dressed according to their own cultural and religious beliefs, and actually, those pictures were taken during a period when Bosnia was administered by the Austrio-Hungarian empire and not the Ottoman Empire


And yes, you would be very disappointed and you'll find a fair skinned blue-eyed hijabi in Bosnia... And not one, but many ... how sad... but true
    
    

Edited by Zmaj - 20-Jun-2006 at 07:56

Zmaj, these are from a Dutch website - I had some correspondence with the owner because he had written under the pictures, "Can anyone tell me more about these costumes!?". For the last two I guessed:



Master_Blaster, I wouldn't say Islamic dress was forced on residents of Bosnia and Herzegovina, at least not by the authorities. Christians and Jews generally had their own costumes. Also, there were so many differences in how Bosniaks dressed - even those living on the same street - that it seems impossible to me there was any coordinated campaign to enforce any one style of dress.

As for hijabis today, it depends on what you mean by hijab. If you mean just a veil, then most every woman in Bosnia and Herzegovina - Muslim, Christian, or Jewish - is a hijabi at some point in her life. If you mean an Arab-style veil, which covers the neck and chest as well as the hair, then there are still quite a few hijabis in Bosnia and Herzegovina. If you mean the Arabic veil plus the full, body-covering tent of a dress style of hijab, then it's very, very rare. That level of religious observance is common generally among the very old, most of whom wear dhimmi or other local styles as opposed to hijab. There are certainly young women my age who wear a full Arabic hijab, even some who've chosen to wear a full burka, but I think it's safe to say you'd run into far more on the streets of London than in Sarajevo.