Purdah is a series of portraits of women from the Muslim, Sikh and Hindu communities living in Scotland, who practice the tradition of head covering or veiling. The term Purdah (to curtain) varies in meaning amongst particular South Asian and Arab cultures.

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Portraits from the series Purdah‑The Sacred Cloth, present women from Muslim, Sikh and Hindu communities living in Scotland, who practice the tradition of head covering, or veiling. Shah originally made the photographs in 2013 as a commission from the Tramway, Glasgow.

Artist Note: Purdah (from Persian meaning "curtain") is a Muslim and Hindu religious and social practice of female seclusion. It takes two forms: physical segregation of the sexes and the requirement that women cover their bodies so as to cover their skin and conceal their form.

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Nov 3, 2018 · These portraits attempt to shift the focus of the Purdah from the physical to the spiritual act of drawing open and closing the sacred cloths that each sitter chooses to embody.

Feb 28, 2017 · Purdah is the overarching umbrella concept of the project under which I record the diversity in the readings, meanings and interpretations of veils associated with Islam, while studying their social, historical and gendered contexts, through …