Our culture is a mosaic of warmth and tradition, yet beneath its beauty lies a resistance to change. While it proudly holds on to centuries-old values, it often fails to evolve with the demands of the modern world—especially when it comes to women’s rights.

Over the years, women have constantly been used as scapegoats, and whatever advancement is made in their treatment is met with a repellent attitude. This primarily stems from a deeply ingrained fear that any progress related to women will destroy the traditional values people have built over generations. In reality, the emphasis on imposing cultural values on women is ultimately oppressive, given how outdated certain morals and values have become. This directs us to the hypothesis that culture has been one of the tools patriarchs have used to force women into submission and reduce their prominence.

Culture, however, is not the only tool weaponized by society. Religion too is frequently used to dehumanize women. Moreover, religion and culture are so heavily intertwined that the lines between the two are exceedingly blurred. Together, they hold........

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