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Life in the Harem, Cairo - 1858. by John F. Lewis - Lewis, John Frederick (1805-76). in the V&A. In the Arab tradition, imitated by other Muslim cultures, the harîm is the part of the household forbidden to male strangers. . In Western languages such as English, this term refers collectively to the wives in a polygynous household as well as the "no-males allowed" area, or in more modern usage to a number of women followers or admirers of a man.. ©2006 TopFoto