My question wasn’t intended to single out these women - I just want to understand the functional or social purpose of the batulla.
For example women wearing corsets in the Victorian era tight enough to cause them to faint or Japanese women binding their feet - both were done because of those cultures’ standard of beauty.
Is there a similar purpose for the batulla - is it to display or enhance beauty? Is it to protect these women’s modesty or is it a symbol of status? I just want to know why. I’m thinking of posting on a Qatari website for an explanation.