I am no expert on the religion of Islam. I am well aware of that. And I completely respect the religion and think it has some fascinating aspects. But from what I have learned, I understand that Allah promises the "fulfillment" of multiple wives in paradise to men that honor him. As for women, I understand Allah assures that he will cleanse their hearts from all jealousy so that their husband's other wives will not be an issue. If I practiced this religion, being a female, this passage would really bother me. A similar issue came up in class when one of the speakers was discussing her religion. In response to this issue she kept saying "it's hard to explain", "there are exceptions" and "when you learn everything about the religion it makes more sense." So I guess I need to learn more before I'll understand this one. But it seems sexist to me and I don't quite understand it.
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