Jewish Henna Traditions from Kurdistan
Purim
Betrothal
The False Night of the Henna
The Groom's Night of the Henna
The Bride's Night of the Henna
Henna Traditions for the Death of a Young Man
Henna Traditions for the Death of a Young Woman
Circumcision Body Art Traditions

References:
The Jews of Kurdistan
Erich  Brauer, completed and edited by Raphael Patai
Wayne State University Press, Detroit, 1993

The Jews of Kurdistan: Daily Life, Customs, Arts and Crafts
Ora Shwartz-Be'eri
The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, 2000

Jews among Muslims: Communities in the Precolonial Middle East
Edited by Shlomo Deshen and Walter P. Zenner
New York University Press, New York, 1996

Web resources on Kurdistani Jews:
http://www.babylonjewry.org.il/new/english/nehardea/13/41.htm
http://www.nelc.ucla.edu/Faculty/Sabar.htm

Web resources on Kurdistan: 
http://www.akakurdistan.com/
http://www.kurdistanobserver.com/
http://kurdweb.humanrights.de/
 

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