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They suffer harm in two ways. The first is the castration they undergo, which causes the loss of great pleasure and the cessation of procreation. The second is the hardship of living. If it is said that when the situation is like that of kings and those of similar status, many women are in their households, and all of them are young. It is known that jealousy exists in them just as it exists in men, because they are protective of them. So how can they live together, especially if a man loves one of them and neglects the others? I say that enmity exists among them according to their circumstances. Each one of them wishes that her husband's attention would be exclusively for her and not for anyone else. But since they are under the husband's control, especially if he is a king, they conceal some things and show affection. This is their custom: to conceal what they harbor and show the opposite. What a woman hides from them only appears if her fear increases, she regains her senses, and what was hidden in her heart becomes apparent. If it is asked, what is the status of Sudanese women in society? I say, know that Sudanese women are of different types. This is among the sciences: in every tribe, beauty and ugliness exist. However, there are tribes where beauty is more prevalent, and others where ugliness is more prevalent. The tribe in the land of immorality that is most beautiful is the Turka, because they are handsome, and their men are also handsome. Their living conditions are poor, and so are the Karkareeyat. We have previously mentioned the Barqi tribe.

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