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“In recent years, numerous Islamic scholars have proposed a re-definition of zina (or forbidden, immoral sex). They have argued that sex should regarded as zina not when it is unauthorized (as in consensual sex between unmarried partners), but when it is forced (as in rape).”

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Mother Persia: Women in Iran's History

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