Textiles and Women in the Ottoman Empire

Introduction  Textiles are an important and necessary item that we use in everyday life. In the Ottoman Empire, textile production was an industry dominated by women, so through textiles, we can learn about the life of non-elite women and their work. Islam was the majority religion in the Ottoman Empire, but textile production offered both Muslim and non-Muslim Ottoman women the opportunity to develop their … Continue reading Textiles and Women in the Ottoman Empire

About the Class of 2019

This website is part of a project that has been completed by Dr. Betül Başaran’s Islamic Empires: Podcasting the Ottomans, (RELG314, HIST314) class for the 2019 Fall semester at St. Mary’s College of Maryland. Our class was modeled after a similar class at Boston College taught by Dr. Dana Sajdi which culminated in the project Stories Ottoman Objects Tell and this website includes abridged versions … Continue reading About the Class of 2019