Women's property rights in the Ottoman Empire
a. were upheld as a matter of Islamic law.
b. required a woman to sell her personal property upon marriage and give the money to her husband.
c. encouraged women to retain family property for her sons.
d. were abrogated under secular reforms that removed decision making from religious courts
e. were significantly influenced by women's rights in western traditions.
ANSWER:
d
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