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Religious Outlook Of The Middle East During The Post-Classical Era

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During the Post-Classical Era, the religious outlook of the Middle East changed greatly. While the Islamic world perpetrated a long withstanding patriarchy, there were great changes in leadership structure. Great divisions were also drawn from disagreements in leadership and succession.
Islamic society was patriarchal, and women were not equal to men. While advocating oppression of women, the Qur'an reads, “Men have authority over women because Allah has made them superior the the other.” It also says, “Good women are obedient” and many other similar things. Perhaps the most blatant instructions for patriarchy read “As for those [women] from whom you fear disobedience, admonish them and send them to beds apart and beat them. Then if they

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