Marriage and sexuality in Islam is much different than in the USA or other places in the world. The role of men in a Islam marriage is to provide for their families, when the woman's job is to stay home and take care of the children, cook, and clean. There is no age restriction in Islam for women to get married, so as long as she has consent from her parents she can be married off. Since polygamy is permitted under Islam men must keep all wives equal financially and with the amount of time he spends with each wife (Islam Ethics). Public shamming and abuse where common punishments for women who have committed adultery or even if they go in public without their husband (Mendoza). According to the World History Encyclopedia "many liberal muslims and muslim feminist advocate a more progressive stance and interpretation of islamic law and culture standards, allowing women greater freedom, access to education and employment, and increase in legal and political representation."(Mendoza)
Mendoza, A. (2011). Women in Islamic societies, post-1945. In A. Andrea, World history encyclopedia. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO.
"Islam Ethics." The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide, edited by Helicon, 2016.
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