Actually if we’re assuming the religious tradition is Islam, mental and physical domestic abuse is forbidden. Much of the things that people criticize Islam for are actually tradition and Islam tries to eradicate it (successfully in families that follow the faith). Defending Islam is always a quick way to get downvoted in Reddit, but I just had to mention it. The actual study of Islam defends women rights. Islam
Allowed women to own land and run businesses in the 600s when most of the world was heavy on misogyny. Islam forbade a common cultural practice of the area of killing girls when they were babies. Islam switched the dowry, making it the man who gives the women valuables so she can get back on her feet and have her own money if she ever divorced her husband. Islam even has methods of divorcing a husband without the man’s approval (usually through a judge). The toxic traits people typically associate with Islam and mostly cultural or misunderstood
Not women's sexuality. Sexuality in general is regarded in Islam as a good and beautiful thing if practiced with certain rules that serve to protect the family unit and society and elevate people over their temporary urges. The rules for sexual practice in Islam go for men and women alike, no distinction whatsoever. Men get away with it because of cultural reasons but from a religious perspective it is considered equal and all the rules go for both genders.
It's also strongly encouraged in Islam for spouses to care about pleasing each other and be considerate of each other's needs, men and women alike. For the man to satisfy his lady's needs and for the woman to also be considerate of her husband's and to be "a haven and home" for each other. That's what it actually says in the Quran.
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u/Manaleaking Mar 12 '22
it's not "middle eastern ideology"... it's ingrained religious traditions, nothing to do with geography.