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“The oppression of women does not stem from the East or the West, Islam or any religion, but rather from the patriarchal systems prevalent in all of human society.”
The suffering of Arab women against inherited values, customs, and traditions, coupled with a misinterpretation of religion, has been a long and arduous struggle spanning centuries. This suffering was not the product of a single source, but rather a consequence of all of them. Neither the East nor the West was responsible for the current state of women, and consequently, neither Christianity nor Islam was complicit in their oppression. However, all of this was followed by traditional interpretations that addressed women’s problems in several flawed ways, leading to the emergence of popular traditions that incite violence against women, deprive them of their rights, and prevent them from leading a normal life—a right that was once their inherent and undisputed prerogative.
This bold study reveals the conditions of women in Arab society and dismantles the social, religious, and cultural constraints imposed upon them.
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