Islamic Women

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both of them. In order to marry another woman however, the man must have the permission of his first wife. Although Muslim women have had been married at extremely young age, this practice is related to the fact that father and other male relatives generally have chosen the grooms themselves. There are however some discrepancies. are not treated equally in the face of the law. �Ones women statement in the court is equal to half of one man.� The same principle also applies to inheritance and other issues. The Koran states that the man, since he is supporting the woman, should receive twice as much of everything. Until recently education for women in the Muslim world has been minimal. Since the modernization of the whole country, women have had been found to work in different jobs all over, in Muslim societies. Many women all over the world, especially the woman in the U.S. do not understand why the Islamic woman take on what the men give them. However, it is after you read a ...

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