1. Treatment of Women in Islamic and Hindu Culture
And while poor treatment in Islamic cultures can be attributed to radical regional customs which are easily debunked by the words of the Koran, Hindu culture, with its lack of an offical religious text, has little to govern the treatment of women by, thus opening up the door for tradition and public opinion to serve as Hindu law. ... According to traditional Hindu texts, there are three values relating to a girl when she is born: wedding gift, dowry payment, and abandonment. ... Other wedding customs left little room for female happiness as well. For example, ancient customs stated that girl...
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