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Wyche, p. 319. Wyche tries to assert that corruptions associated with Muslim women are still present, but not present in all Arab countries. In many Arab countries, the author notes the ignorance and patriarchal ways of old-Islam are rapidly being replaced by new belief systems. The traditional believers are becoming more a minority than a majority influence.

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