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2024-05-27 02:22:29 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 9E70EDFB0E0C470AE648C07BEC596852DAEAB2B682659EE8E9FCB385962C1049
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The post misuses "mujra" derogatorily, misrepresenting Islamic culture. Noble families sent sons to mujras to learn etiquette and art of conversation. Historian Nevile notes "symbolized wealth, status and culture. No one considered her to be a bad woman or an object of pity" https://qz.com/india/1619758/how-tawaifs-the-mughal-era-courtesans-fought-for-indian-freedom https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-and-the-arts/story/19960815-book-extract-of-pran-nevile-nautch-girls-of-india-dancers-singers-playmates-833685-1996-08-14
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