Not a good idea, Donuel! If the aggrieved husband came from a more primitive Muslim tribal area or class he would have immediate reason (and supposed justification) to kill her for having committed adultery and shaming his and his family's honour.

You know, there are all kinds of Muslims, just like there are all kinds of Christians. There are liberal, modern Muslims and fundamentalist, backward Muslims. The ones I know are liberal and modern. You cannot paint them all with the same brush.

I agree, though, that most (if not all) major religions (and all modern societies) have treated women inequitably. That's been the result of a patriarchal mindset that reaches back virtually into prehistory.

There are some interesting rumours about a matriarchal time that preceded it. Bloodline was traced through the mothers, and the women ran the show at that time. If so, it was a very long time ago.

Equality sounds like the best idea to me. I note that women are generally paid less for their work in secular society too, and that the USA has not yet dared to even try electing a female chief executive.

I call that very sad. A great many other countries have managed it, including Canada (briefly) and Great Britain (although Maggie Thatcher was more masculine seeming than most men, in my opinion).