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The World About Us: Behind the Veil

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

The first film ever to have been made in a Harem.
Harem means sanctuary, protection. It means a sacred place... a forbidden place. It grew out of the desert tribal raids and to stop women being stolen.
"In them maidens best and fairest
Then which of your Lord's bounties will ye twain deny?
Whom no man nor djinn has deflowered before them."

Contributors

Narrator:
Janet Suzman
Film Editor:
John Nash
Film Cameraman:
Vernon Layton
Writer/Director:
Eve Arnold
Executive Producer:
Brian Branston
Source: Radio Times

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