http://talkislam.info a crescent waxing eloquent Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:18:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 en http://talkislam.info/2008/06/20/the-first-womens-shelter-of-the-ottoma/ http://talkislam.info/2008/06/20/the-first-womens-shelter-of-the-ottoma/#comments Fri, 20 Jun 2008 19:37:08 +0000 thabet http://talkislam.info/2008/06/20/the-first-womens-shelter-of-the-ottoma/ The first women’s shelter of the Ottoman Empire was established in the late 17th century and served until the mid-19th century. With a capacity of 100 people, the Hatuniye dervish convent, also known as ‘Karılar’ dervish convent, was located in the Bülbülderesi district of Eyüp, in Istanbul.

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