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Ottoman Harems Were Disturbing and Ridiculous, Part One: Busting Myths
Category: Society & Culture
Duration: 00:30:40
Publish Date: 2024-07-02 14:15:51
Description:

For centuries, westerners devoured lurid, embellished stories about the mysteries of Near Eastern culture -- and, chief amid their fascinations, the idea of the Sultan's harem. But what exactly was this thing, and how did it actually work? In the first part of this two-part episode, Ben, Noel and Max bust some myths about the harem system that continue, weirdly enough, in the modern day.

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