Women who should have equal status with men, have been degraded and disregarded in numerous ways in the Middle East. ... The identity of women is slowly getting eroded with onslaught of regulations in the Middle Eastern. ... Men in the Middle East though respect women, simultaneously degrade them by looking down upon them as second class citizens thus making them a victim to men's restrictions. ... In the Middle East, there are periodic fatwas (diktats) which are issued by the Islamic clergy. ... In the extremely conservative Middle East, domestic violence is widely prevalent. ...

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