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maria theresa asmar

maria theresa asmar an ethnic assyrian , -lrb- born 1804 in tel keppe , iraq -rrb- is the author of `` memoirs of a babylonian princess '' , which consists of two volumes and 720 pages .
this book was written in the early 19th century , describing her travels through turkey , syria , lebanon , and israel and the harem system used in turkey .
it was translated into english in 1844 .
maria theresa asmar died in france before the franco-prussian war , and was known as babylon 's princess in europe .
facing tremendous obstacles , asmar , an assyrian woman , set up a school for women in baghdad and welcomed with open arms western christian missionaries , who then bribed the turkish government to give them the licence for the school and forbid maria to carry on with her project .
left frustrated and angry to have been treated this way by fellow christians , she sought sanctuary with the muslim bedouins .
she set about recording their daily lives , everything from the weddings and celebrations to their assaults on other tribes .
she explains in great detail bedouin life .
