Zion Ozeri, Three Sisters, Al-Sahn, Yemen 1992

In the rural areas of Yemen, Jews live in the same neighborhood with Muslims, and wear the same traditional dress. Jewish girls wear the gargush, a typical headcovering of Yemenite Jewish women, and sometimes cover their face with a shila (kerchief), as is the custom among Muslim women. From an early age girls assist their mothers with the housework and the preparation of food. They also take care of the farm animals. Girls in Yemen are married off between the age of 12 to 16 at the most, and move to their husbands' home.