Islam must accept apostasy as an option, or it will never be feminist (or even fair)

Submitted by C T (United States), Feb 4, 2017 at 12:57

This should be common knowledge in the USA. It's Quran 4:34, and it speaks for itself. Combine it with refusal to allow apostasy (as in Sunni/Shia theology), and a horrible society for women is the result.

"Men are in charge of women by [right of] what Allah has given one over the other and what they spend [for maintenance] from their wealth. So righteous women are devoutly obedient, guarding in [the husband's] absence what Allah would have them guard. But those [wives] from whom you fear arrogance - [first] advise them; [then if they persist], forsake them in bed; and [finally], STRIKE THEM. But if they obey you [once more], seek no means against them. Indeed, Allah is ever Exalted and Grand."

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