Listen to the sound clip It wasn't only the elites, however, that felt this Ottoman influence. Even in the countryside, Berber women—like the Amazigh—incorporated elements of Ottoman customs at weddings and in dress. Ottoman embroidery and jewelry appeared in the traditional wedding ceremony, blending right in with the Berber symbols of fertility and protection. Yet, even as the empire imposed strict gender norms, from Andrew (English United States) TTS Computer AI Voice:
It wasn't only the elites, however, that felt this Ottoman influence. Even in the countryside, Berber women—like the Amazigh—incorporated elements of Ottoman customs at weddings and in dress. Ottoman embroidery and jewelry appeared in the traditional wedding ceremony, blending right in with the Berber symbols of fertility and protection. Yet, even as the empire imposed strict gender norms,
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