The oppression of women has always been a global issue, however it has improved throughout western societies, leaving out Muslim communities. An article, written and published in 2009 by, Greenhaven Press, specifies that the Koran states that women and men are equal. Nonetheless, they play different roles in the household and marriage. According to the Koran, when a Muslim dies the shares and property that are inherited by the children mostly go to the sons, but that is because men are the ones that are responsible for providing for the household. Also, the marriage in Islam is to be between a man and a woman. The woman is to choose a husband she can respect and take care of, she has to accept him as the head of the household. If the husband,
