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Islam grants Kuwait women equal rights to buy, own, or sell property independently in their own right. Their life, their
property, and their honor are as sacred as those of men. If they commit any offense, their penalty is neither more nor less
than that of men in a similar case. If they are wronged or harmed, they get due compensation equal to what men in their position
would get (Qur’an 2:178; 4:45 , 92-93). Islam allows a share of inheritance to women as to men. Before Islam, kuwait
brides were not only deprived of that share but were themselves considered as property to be inherited by men. Whether middle
eastern ladies are a wife or a mother, a sister or a daughter, she receives a certain share of the deceased relative's
property, a share that depends on her degree of relationship to the deceased and the number of heirs. This share is hers,
and no one can take it away or disinherit her. It should be noted here that the normal share for single middle eastern
women is half of that of a man in kuwait matrimonials. This may seem unfair at first glance, but consider the fact that Islam
does not lay any financial burden on a woman such as it lays on a man. For example in a family, the duty of providing for
the whole family is on the father. It is never the responsibility of kuwait singles to find the means to provide for herself
or her children. Even if she is not a mother or wife, her maintenance is the duty of the men related to her according to the
closeness of their relation to her. So a wife who inherits a share of her father’s wealth need not spend any money for
her husband, for her children or for her own expenses. If she so chooses, she can donate her share to charity, for instance.
That is her special privilege. For this reason, no injustice is done to Kuwait ladies here. Islam also gives middle eastern
brides the right to receive a dower, called mahr, at the time of marriage. This mahr is a gift of money or property that the
bridegroom must give to the bride, not her family. This is a right of middle eastern singles, while she is entitled to complete
provision and total maintenance by the husband. She does not have to work or share with her husband the family expenses, as
mentioned before. She is free to retain, after marriage, whatever she possessed before it, and the husband has no right whatever
to any of her belongings. As a daughter or sister, she is entitled to security and provision by the father and brother respectively.
By giving women their rights, Islam makes it clear that women are not slaves to men, nor do they need to play men’s
roles in life to be recognized as humans or gain respect. In Islam, man and woman are intended to complement each other and
to cooperate with in middle eastern matrimonials.
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