In the text of the Quran and in Shari'a law, men and women are self-evidently not equal. Muslim women are considered physically, emotionally, intellectually, and morally inferior to men, and they have fewer legal rights. (Ayaan Hirsi Ali)

In the text of the Quran and in Shari'a law, men and women are self-evidently not equal. Muslim women are considered physically, emotionally, intellectually, and morally inferior to men, and they have fewer legal rights.

Ayaan Hirsi Ali

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