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Domestic violence against women is a huge issue in Palestine. About 26 women were slain by relatives in the West Bank and Gaza in the year 2013. That is estimated to be about 2 times as many as the previous year. This rise in number is suspected to be from the escalating economic difficulties in the Palestinian territories, along with continuous leniency for individuals killing in the name of "family honor" and society making violence against women the norm. Activists have urged Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to make the sentences longer for the people doing this.

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Women are members of the government and play a huge role in it. The Syrian nine-member government had  two women. In northeastern Syria, ISIL or Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant have forced women in areas under its power to cover their bodies, hands, and faces. In other areas, many women wear the Islamic veil.

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Domestic violence is a huge problem here because there are no laws focusing on it. However, the country's 2005 constitution states that 25%  of it's parliament seats and government positions have to go to women. But the growing power of their religion have been forcing women in some places to wear veils and long black cloaks called abaya.

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In 2005 women were allowed to vote for the very first time, and in 2009 some were elected into parliament. While they can't pass down their citizenship, babies born to Kuwaiti mothers receive  the same benefits as Kuwaiti citizens up until they're 21. This includes free education, health care, and financial  benefits. Women can also travel and drive on their own. And they don't have to cover their heads, even though they are still expected to dress modestly.

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Mothers are able to pass citizenship along to their offspring and have access to social services and many job opportunities. But the country still hold's onto it traditional view of women's roles which messes with the countries modern image though the most liberal of the middle eastern countries.

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In 2015, women are allowed to participate in municipal elections. And King Abdullah has appointed 30 women to the Shura Council. They are still dealing with the issue of allowing women to drive, abuse, and neglect even though there is already a law passed. Male's still have authority over females in the family and that is not expected to change.

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Women can now travel freely and don't have to ask permission of a "male guardian". A lot of females hold jobs in the police force and military. If they are married to aliens they can pass on their nationalities to their kids, but nothing has changed with  domestic violence and "honor killings".

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While women's rights in the Middle East still are not where they should be today, it is a huge improvement compared to the 7th century before Islam was introduced. Before then most female newborns were abused or murdered because of their sex. Islam forbade this and decreed both genders have he same responsibilities in the eyes of their God. In the 13th century women were a huge influence on their husbands and government with matters concerning their country even though there was no official head of state. Many girls were raised to rule and command armies though few were actually royalty and most were common people.In 1957, Rawya Ateya became the first woman elected into parliament in Egypt. Then from 1970-1987 Jehan Al Sedat became the first lady of Egypt and serve as a role model to all oher women and worked to change the image of how people viewed muslim women. This is just some of the background and history of women's roles in the Middle East. And though they have accomplished many things to improve their rights things are still not what they ought to be.

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In Saudi Arabia, women are now allowed to vote and run in elections but hey must have consent of their male guardian to do either.

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No matter where they are at, women are always separated from men in things such as concerts, school, religous services, ect. It is even being considered that they create a separate school for girls that they attend until a certain age to improve their skills as a housewife.

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They can't drive a car without male guardian's permission. 

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They can't drive a car without male guardian's permission. 

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While it is not an official law, muslims consider it unethical for women to drive especially without their male guardian's permissions. A group of women organized the Women2Drive campaign in order to protest this in 2011 and were to take pictures on social media of them driving but it was not a very big success at  all.

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In Saudi Arabia, women are now allowed to vote and run in elections but hey must have consent of their male guardian to do either.