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Women and Islam
While the Koran states clearly that women are not the equal of men (2:228, 4:34), it also sets down rules that protected women in a variety of ways. It also requires what would be called a "cooling off period" today (2:226, 65:2), and if the woman is pregnant, the waiting period must extend until the baby is born (65.6). Women who are divorced are allowed to keep their possessions after divorce (2:229). However, in various matters the husband has considerable authority, including determining how long a baby will be nursed: the husband can require that the mother nurse the child for up to two years (2:233), although they can also hire a wet nurse. If a woman's husband dies, he is required to provide for him in his will for one year (2:241), but in addition were required to provide for divorced wives (2:241).
The rules for inheritance...
However, if a woman fears she may be treated badly by her husband, she is allowed to try to work out some compromise with him (4:129).
One notable difference between men and women was that while the husbands could take up to four wives, women could have only one husband (Upshur, et. al., p. 271).
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