: 2 1 st - century ▁American ▁women ▁writers ▁Category : Nov el ists ▁from ▁California ▁Category : D u ke ▁University ▁staff <0x0A> </s> ▁In ▁Islam , ▁a ▁ma hr am ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁one ' s ▁family ▁with ▁whom ▁marriage ▁or ▁sexual ▁inter course ▁would ▁be ▁considered ▁har am ▁( il legal ▁in ▁Islam ); ▁from ▁whom ▁pur d ah , ▁or ▁conce al ment ▁of ▁the ▁body ▁with ▁hij ab , ▁is ▁not ▁oblig atory ; ▁and ▁who ▁may ▁serve ▁as ▁a ▁legal ▁esc ort ▁of ▁a ▁woman ▁during ▁jour ne ys ▁longer ▁than ▁three ▁days . ▁ ▁Over view ▁ ▁People ▁with ▁whom ▁marriage ▁is ▁prohib ited ▁ ▁permanent ▁or ▁blood ▁ma hr ams ▁include : ▁ ▁all ▁direct ▁ancest ors ▁ ▁all ▁direct ▁descend ants ▁ ▁sib lings ▁ ▁sib lings ▁of ▁parents , ▁grand par ents ▁and ▁further ▁ante ced ents ▁ ▁children ▁and ▁further ▁descend ants ▁of ▁sib lings ▁ ▁in - law ▁ma hr ams ▁with ▁whom ▁one ▁becomes ▁ma hr am ▁by ▁marry ing ▁someone : ▁ ▁all ▁the ▁ancest ors ▁of ▁one ' s ▁sp ouse ▁ ▁all ▁the ▁descend ants ▁of ▁one ' s ▁sp ouse ▁ ▁all ▁who ▁marry ▁a ▁direct ▁ancest or ▁ ▁all ▁who ▁marry ▁a ▁direct ▁desc endant ▁ ▁( Note : ▁A ▁woman ▁may ▁marry ▁her ▁step father ▁only ▁if ▁the ▁step father ▁has ▁not ▁consum m ated ▁his ▁marriage ▁to ▁her ▁mother .) ▁▁ ▁R ada ▁or ▁" mil k - su ck ling ▁ma