“Muslims’ Worlds” is due to open in Berlin’s Ethnological Museum in Dahlem this month [Saturday, November 12], exploring the theme of gender segregation in traditional Islamic societies and Muslim diversity, from orthodoxy to Sufism.
In four rooms, measuring 850 sq. m, about 300 objects mainly from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Central Asia dating from the 18th century to the mid 20th century, have been organised to show, for example, how men traditionally dominate public life while Muslim women are associated with the home.
Highlights include a carved and decorated wall from an Afghan guest house and a 19th-century coat of a wandering Sufi dervish from Persia.
Visit the exhibition at the Dahlem Museum website
Picture: 19th-century coat of a wandering Sufi dervish from Persia. Photo: Dahlem Museum/TAN.
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