Islamic texts which are the foundation of Islamic jurisprudence assume the inferiority of women, mandating their full covering (Quran 24:31, 33:59), wife-beating (Quran 4:34, 38:44), child marriage (Quran 65:4, Sahih Muslim 3309), sex slavery (Quran 4:24, 23:1-6, 33:50, 70:30), female genital mutilation (cf. Reliance of the Traveller e4.3), lesser value for a woman’s testimony in […]