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Word: bondmaiden (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1948-1948
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Last week King Ibn Saud, feeling sorry for his guests, sent each Arab League delegate a hand-picked bondmaiden from his harem. Conscientious, westernized Abdul Rahman Azzam Pasha, secretary general of the Arab League and head of the delegation, politely but firmly declined the offer. Said Azzam Pasha: "It would keep the delegates' minds off the purpose of their mission...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MIDDLE EAST: Old Bedouin Custom | 3/22/1948 | See Source »

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