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women in islamic nations  

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  • Women living in Muslim countries, secular and nonsecular, spread over fifty-seven countries in four continents. These Muslim countries are referred to as Islamic nations, meaning the majority of their population is Muslim, although many of these countries have substantial non-Muslim minority populations of varying sizes. [Source: The Encyclopedia of Political Science; Women in Islamic Nations]

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