They say Islam's holy book,the Koran, states men and women were created as equal parts of a pair.

VOA: standard.2010.07.19

(Sound) Meanwhile in Kabul, Afghans clashed with police for the second day during protests held over allegations that foreign troops had desecrated the Muslim holy book,the Koran.

VOA: standard.2009.10.26

While there,she studied the teachings of the Koran, the scriptures of Advaita Vedanta - a form of Hindu philosophy - and the poetry of 13th century philosopher Jelaluddin Rumi.

VOA: standard.2010.05.21