Misogyny In The Muslim World: Bound By Culture Or Religion?
Ida Lichter, M.D.
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Posted 05.25.2011
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In many Muslim societies, Islamic law deems women inferior to men. A woman's testimony is worth half that of a man, and her independence is restricted by seclusion in the home, laws of guardianship by male kin, polygamy and unilateral divorce.
