The Role Of Women In The Abbasid Empire

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In the Abbasid empire, the position of women was in decline in that fact that their status was not as high compared to the men, their roles were often limited and their subjugation to the men had increased. A primary example of their subjugation to the men was the harem and the veil. The harem was when the wives and the concubines of the Abbasid caliphs were restricted to forbidden quarters of the imperial palace. Although the isolation of women had been practiced by Middle Eastern peoples since ancient times, the harem was created by the Abbasid court. Many of these concubines were slaves but could win their freedom and gain power by bearing healthy sons for the rulers. With the Abbasid elite growing more wealth, there was a big demand for

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