Editing Gender role (section)

===Islam===
{{Further|Gender roles in Islam|Islam and gender segregation|Marriage in Islam}}
According to Dhami and Sheikh, gender roles in [[Muslim]] countries are centered on the importance of the family unit, which is viewed as the basis of a balanced and healthy society.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Dhami |first1=Sangeeta |title=The Muslim family |journal=West J Med |date=Nov 2000 |volume=173 |issue=5 |pages=352–356 |pmid=11069879 |pmc=1071164 |doi=10.1136/ewjm.173.5.352 }}</ref> Islamic views on gender roles and family are traditionally conservative.

Many Muslim-majority countries, most prominently [[Saudi Arabia]], have interpretations of religious doctrine regarding gender roles embedded in their laws.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Offenhauer |first1=P. |title=Women in Islamic Societies: A selected review of social scientific literature |website=[[Library of Congress]] |url=https://www.loc.gov/rr/frd/pdf-files/Women_Islamic_Societies.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.loc.gov/rr/frd/pdf-files/Women_Islamic_Societies.pdf |archive-date=2022-10-09 |url-status=live}}</ref> In the [[United Arab Emirates]], non-Muslim Western women can wear crop tops, whereas Muslim women are expected to dress much more [[modestly]] when in public. In some Muslim countries, these differences are sometimes even codified in law.

In some Muslim-majority countries, even non-Muslim women are expected to follow Muslim female gender norms and [[Islamic law]] to a certain extent, such as by covering their hair. (Women visiting from other countries sometimes object to this norm and sometimes decide to comply on pragmatic grounds, in the interest of their own safety , such as "[[Modesty|modest]]" dress codes which failing to abide by risk being perceived as a [[Prostitution|prostitute]].)

[[Islam]]ic prophet [[Muhammad]] described the high status of mothers in both of the major [[hadith]] collections ([[Muhammad al-Bukhari|Bukhari]] and Muslim). One famous account is:
<blockquote>"A man asked the Prophet: 'Whom should I honor most?' The Prophet replied: 'Your mother'. 'And who comes next?' asked the man. The Prophet replied: 'Your mother'. 'And who comes next?' asked the man. The Prophet replied: 'Your mother!'. 'And who comes next?' asked the man. The Prophet replied: 'Your father'"</blockquote>The Qur'an prescribes that the status of a woman should be nearly as high as that of a man.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://quran.com/2/228?translations=22,101,18,17,84,19,21,85,95,20|title=Surah Al-Baqarah [2:228]|website=Surah Al-Baqarah [2:228]|language=en-US|access-date=15 November 2018}}</ref>

How gender roles are honored is largely cultural. While some cultures encourage men and women to take on the same roles, others promote a more traditional, less dominant role for the women.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Global Connections . Roles of Women {{!}} PBS|url = https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/globalconnections/mideast/questions/women/|website = www.pbs.org|access-date =5 February 2016}}</ref>