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In a Washington Post article, Asra Q. Nomani discussed An-Nisa, 34 and stated that " Domestic violence is prevalent today in non-Muslim communities as well, but the apparent religious sanction in Islam makes the challenge especially difficult.

" She further wrote that although " Islamic historians agree that the prophet Muhammad never hit a woman, it is also clear that Muslim communities face a domestic violence problem.

" Nomani notes that in his book No god but God, University of Southern California professor Reza Aslan wrote that " misogynistic interpretation " has dogged An-Nisa, 34 because Koranic commentary " has been the exclusive domain of Muslim men.