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“No group is more harmed by sharia than Muslim women — a reflection in part of the patriarchal tribal culture out of which Islamic law emerged.” <\/p>\n

Admittedly, the writer is Ayaan Hirsi Ali, a controversial figure in Islam. <\/p>\n

However, she does have a point: men and women are treated differently in whatever version of sharia you want to name — and in every case, women are “less” than men.<\/p>\n

It’ll be up to American Muslim women to press for reform in this medieval view of law. <\/p>\n

Read the rest of her analysis here: “From Selma to Tunis”<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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