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| n |
The
strong position gained by women through
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Muhammad’s
teachings did not endure.
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| n |
Long-established
Middle Eastern and Mediterranean
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male-dominated
traditions of the conquered societies
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eventually
prevailed.
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| n |
The
historical record in China, India, Greece, and the
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Middle
East appears to make a connection between
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political
centralization, urbanization and decline in the
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position
of women.
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| n |
But
in the Islamic world religion and law left women of
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all
classes in better conditions than in other civilized
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cultures.
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