Every aspect of life, from birth to death, is dictated. Obviously though, some do. After the prophet died and the further away people got, the more they implemented culture. Male-dominated society may have become the rule of thumb. To make this distinction between culture and religion is not to excuse the oppression of Muslim women caught in the middle, El-Amin continued.
Women have a very important voice in society.
Any society that shuns or berates them is only half-alive. While the Quran recognizes the civil rights of women, it doesn't declare men and women equal. Rather, the Quran establishes gender roles that create a division of labor between partners. Men are charged with providing for their families through work outside the home. Women are encouraged to do so only if their family obligations are met first.