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Dar Joued

Tunis, Tunisia · built 1501

Dar Joued (da:r juwa:d) was a religious women's prison in Tunis, Tunisia, housing women who had been ruled to be insubordinate or rebellious. Its existence spanned from the 16th century until the mid-20th century, reflecting and enforcing societal norms concerning gender roles and marital obedience within the Islamic legal framework of the time.

Prison data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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