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How religious women cover their heads

Christianity, Judaism, Islam: In all of these religions, women – some more, some less – cover their hair. What do these head coverings have in common? How do women view these religious strictures?

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04.04.2017 | 13:24

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Orthodox Jewish women – what is not commonly known

jewsWomen in New York’s ultraorthodox Jewish community live secluded lives. They get married at 19 or 20 at the latest. So women have little time for higher education. And they tend to have a lot of children at a young age. Every family in the comunity has six or seven children.

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12.12.2015 | 11:49

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