The people of this city are all black, and their teeth are white, and their women are very beautiful.
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Describing people in Mali, from 'Rihla'
c. 1352
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"Their women do not veil themselves, and they are not ashamed."
Controversial"Their women are not modest, and they do not veil themselves."
Controversial"The women of this country are very beautiful, and they do not veil themselves. They are treated with honor and respect."
Controversial"I saw a woman who had a beard, and she was very old."
Strange & Unusual"The juggler then took the limbs of the boy and applied them one to another: he then stamped upon them, and it stood up complete and erect. I was astonished, and was seized in consequence by a palpitat…"
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