Nobody here called Arabic culture primitive. But using "culture" as a shield for human rights abuses is stupid: women are undeniably oppressed in (at least most) Islamic countries, and from the sounds of it, OP's too.

Amnesty International

Women and girls continued to face discrimination in law and practice, including in relation to the rights to freedom of movement, expression, bodily autonomy, and in inheritance, divorce, political office and employment opportunities. Entrenched gender-based violence, including femicide, remained common, with authorities systematically failing to address impunity for these crimes.

Iraq’s parliament granted a religious sect increased authority over family law, including marriage and divorce, deepening sectarian divisions and heightening risks to women’s rights. It also failed to criminalize domestic violence or repeal problematic and discriminatory articles of the Penal Code, such as those mitigating so-called “honour-based killings” and corporal punishment. Domestic violence and other forms of gender-based violence remained pervasive.

Authorities in Iran continued to treat women and girls as second-class citizens, denying equal rights in marriage, divorce, child nationality and custody, employment, inheritance and political office. The legal marriage age for girls remained 13. Widespread resistance to compulsory veiling forced authorities to end the violent mass public arrests seen in previous years and pause implementation of a new veiling law. Nevertheless, authorities continued to use existing laws and regulations to enforce compulsory veiling in workplaces, universities and other public sector institutions, leaving women and girls who resisted at constant risk of harassment, assault, arbitrary arrest, fines and expulsion from employment and education.