A billion women live under the shadow of Islam today (that's almost one in eight human beings walking the planet today). And all the evidence from fourteen centuries of Islamic history and theology points to the uncomfortable fact that Islam hates women. We examine numerous texts from the Qur'an and hadiths of Sahih al-Bukhari to illustrate the thesis.

Credits and references:Programme written, produced and hosted by Gabriel Porras at gabrielvoice.com and radiantwhispers.com

Cover:Carte Portale 532 - Jeunes Filles Arabes, by Lehnert & Landrock at zeno.org/bildpostkarten/m/

Music:"Broken", by Michael Vignola at artlist.io"The Art of Listening", by Gnawledge, from their album Granada Doaba at freemusicarchive.org

Texts quoted from the Koran: Distribution of inheritances: 4:11 and 12.Islam is the "perfect" religion for all mankind: 5:3 What to do with women "who commit unlawful sexual acts" (and those who are raped): 4:15 and 24:2 Men are superior to women: 4:34

Commentaries (tafsir) of Al Qurtubi, Al Tabari, Ibn Hajar:https://wikiislam.net/wiki/Wife_Beating_in_the_Qur%27an

https://www.al-islam.org/tags/tafsir

Hadiths of al-Bukhari:Most of the inhabitants of Hell are women, and they are deficient in intelligence and devotion:Sahih Bukhari 1:6:301

It is not permissible to mourn a woman for more than three days:Sahih Bukhari 1:6:310

Not to whip the wife as a slave:Sahih Bukhari 7:62:132

The beaten woman who sought help from Aisha:Sahih Bukhari 7:72:715

Hadith on the benefit of drinking camel urine:Sahih Bukhari, Hadith: 233, and Sahih Muslim, Hadith: 1671.

Hadith on the wings of flies:Sahih Bukhari 4:54:537 and also Sahih Bukhari 7:71:673.

You can learn more about Bukhari here:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sahih_al-Bukhari

Ayaan Hirsi Ali: Ayaan has written several books, among them "Infidel", about her own story and her flight from Islam, and "Heretic", about the reformation that Islam needs today. Visit his website here: https://ayaanhirsiali.comThe quote read comes from:"Why Islam Needs a Reformation Now", http://www.openthemagazine.com/article/nation/why-islam-needs-a-reformation-now