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 ==Introduction==
-Wife-beating in the Muslim world comes from the teachings of [[Islamic|Islamic]] [[Islam and Scripture|religious texts]] such as the Qur'an and the Hadiths. Because of this, domestic violence has been used as a tool to maintain control and dominance over Muslim women, this has created an intensely patriarchal society where men rule women and women must submit to men.
+Wife-beating in the Muslim world is rooted in the ancient cultural traditions of what is known today as the Middle East and is not directly supported by islamic texts such as the Qur'an or Hadiths. Historically, domestic violence has been used as a tool to maintain control and dominance over women in the region; this has created a patriarchal society that still exists today.
 ==Islamic Scriptures and Wife-Beating==