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The notion that islam makes women second class citizens worth half a man is no more than a myth. Over 14,000 years ago Islam elevated the status of women by declaring them sisters of men, giving them the right to education to the highest level,the right to choose the husband , the right to end an unhappy marrige, the right to inheritence, and in general the rights to a full citizen of the state.Under islamic law it is unlawful for a women to be married off without her consent or forced into a marriage.Not only are material and physical rights specified but those of kindness and consideration are equally significant in Islamic law.It also regards women as spiritual and intellectual equals to men