I was referring to Nepal where women were, until recently, exiled during menstruation. And birth rates there have also fallen with modernization. [1]

But it is interesting that you immediately jump to defend Islam in saying it's misinterpreting it, then say it is true and not unreasonable. Pretty bizarre.

[1] https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2019/12/17/7878085...