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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My sister in law is a Christian living in a Muslim country.  Her husband has MS and is dying, very very slowly.  She is infertile and never had children.  So when her husband dies at a young age, her in-laws will inherit most of his property thanks to Shariah law, because she never had children.  A woman who has a female child also has to forfeit a portion of her husband's assets if he dies.  Male siblings earn a larger share at their parents' death.

I'm not a huge fan of Islamic law.[/quote]

But that male child must support  not only his parents but his sister when he is an adult whereas the daughter has no such obligation. In the American scenario a wife may inherit husbands assets but when it runs out, too bad. In Islamic states, the wife must be cared for for life by her father or brother or uncle. [/quote]

In the American scenario, she gets 100% of their assets. She also gets Social Security if she's a widow caring for a child under 18, or if she herself is 60 or over. So, there's a government safety net rather than relying on the kindness of male relatives, if these even exist.

If there is no child, and in the scenario you described their assets run out, she gets a job.  On one of these threads OP said something negative about widows being "forced to work," but trust me, working to support yourself isn't really that bad and might just be more dignified than living in your brother's garret.[/quote]

But what if she's elderly? Is there more dignity getting handouts from the government than from family who loves you?[/quote]

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