In this book Al-Kohlani examines fifty-five Muslim and non-Muslim countries from 1960 to 2010
in response to religious theory that associates certain religions with gender inequality and
modernization theory which downplays the role of religion on gender inequity and associates
gender inequality with socioeconomic factors. The author explores both schools of thought and
posits that on average Muslim countries have lower educational equality in comparison to
non-Muslim countries with less religious constitution. An interdisciplinary study drawn from
the fields of world politics public policy in education and political religion this book
responds not only to debates within academia but also to larger debates in society about the
role of religion in the state the specific challenges of the relationship of Islam and the
public policies and the relationship between constitution and gender equality.
