... as a backup to use and abuse their power. Thus, women are not stuggling against the religion "Islam", which has actually helped them, but rather against men, society and traditions which use religion as an excuse to promote their own interests. Firstly, muslim women have been given many rights by the religion Islam. These rights are clearly stated in Hadiths and Quran. For example, men and women are equal and protectors of one another (Quran 9:71), respect women because you were born from her womb (Quran 4:1), dont distort or decline justice whether it be men or women or rich or poor (Quran 4:135). According to this, Islam acknowledges and recognizes a women and her independent personality. It also states that she is equal to men in the persuit of education and knowledge, she is entitled to freedom of expression as much as men, she has equal rights to earn ...

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