“Women had internalized their subjugation of men as the latter were the breadwinners. Since then women have become quite conscious of their new status.”

Engineer, Asghar Ali. The rights of Women in Islam. 2nd ed. Elgin, IL: New Dawn Press Group, 2004, 190.

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