International: Understanding a difficult verse
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Sisters in Islam This essay examines the discourse on "women's status in Islam" by looking at one particular verse in the Qur'an, which is verse 34 from Surah An-Nisa (4:34).
Submitted on Tue, 04/04/2006 - 00:00
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