Comparison: Women's rights before Islam and according to Islam

All who are interested in this topic should consult the article:

Ahmed, Leila, "Women and the Advent of Islam",
in "Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society", 1986, Vol. 11, No. 4, pp. 665-691.

More material, maybe excerpts of this article, will probably be added to this page in the future.

Not directly relevant but interesting for comparison: