... others have been varied pertaining to the particular region or culture that has adopted it. Female education has been a very large issue in Islamic nations for many years. Islam originally encouraged religious education of Muslim women, however these ideals soon changed, particularly after the colonial era, and women began to be ... in closing gaps between men and women, 17 out of the 20 countries at the bottom of the gender gap scale were Islamic nations. UNICEF notes out of 24 nations with less than 60% primary enrollment rates, 17 were Islamic nations. 70% of Muslim women are illiterat...

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