Represented in what is known as slave girls or concubines, in arabic: "gawary"pl., "gareya" sing.
And mostly as belly dancers
And referred to as "harem" حَريم; Arabic derived from the Arabic word "Haraam" حَرَام for forbidden...
According to Sharia law when a women is referred to as "haram" حَرَم she is married and not for taking advantage of or exploited or objectified.
Islamic sharia law governed women's rights and slaves rights until freed; the aim was to omit enslavement.
Unfortunately some practicing rulers took advantage of the matter and insited on carrying on the tradition of keeping slave girls and give them their right by having them officially part of their "Harem" ! and recongnizing their off springs from those women as sharia laws states.
Which became a field day for orientalist in the 18th century and until our present day; as shown by contemporary visual representations.
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