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Page 213
... Kurds , had a sister , and that morning before com- ing to work had dis- cussed the prospect of marrying her to some suitable parti . After they had left the house the girl had flung her- self on the ground in front of her mother and ...
... Kurds , had a sister , and that morning before com- ing to work had dis- cussed the prospect of marrying her to some suitable parti . After they had left the house the girl had flung her- self on the ground in front of her mother and ...
Page 486
THOUGH SMALL OF STATURE , KURDS ARE OFTEN VERY POWERFUL MEN Kurds are the porters , or " hamals , " in cities like Mosul and Baghdad . They carry pro- digious loads . Once a Baghdad Kurd carried a piano , without aid , across the city ...
THOUGH SMALL OF STATURE , KURDS ARE OFTEN VERY POWERFUL MEN Kurds are the porters , or " hamals , " in cities like Mosul and Baghdad . They carry pro- digious loads . Once a Baghdad Kurd carried a piano , without aid , across the city ...
Page 497
... KURDS SALUTE THE RISEN MOON I occupied the cot nearest the sole ac- cess to our veranda , and , notwithstanding the Kurds ' sacred law of hospitality , I privately determined to stay awake . It was hard work , and I was just dozing off ...
... KURDS SALUTE THE RISEN MOON I occupied the cot nearest the sole ac- cess to our veranda , and , notwithstanding the Kurds ' sacred law of hospitality , I privately determined to stay awake . It was hard work , and I was just dozing off ...
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