I see that you were careful to say "Islamic culture" rather than "Islam", but I'd highlight the distinction even further and say "some of the cultures often ass

I see that you were careful to say "Islamic culture" rather than "Islam", but I'd highlight the distinction even further and say "some of the cultures often associated with Islam". To my understanding, most of the female-hostile ideas and policies are cultural rather than religious. Much as the female-hostile ideas and policies prevalent in Christendom[1] until quite recently (and still present!) were not at their core religious, though often justified in religious terms. [1] Such a quaint term, but it's really the right one here, I think.