This paper examines states' obligation to
provide
education. The author looks to the
relationships
between religion, culture, and education and
outlines the historical development of the
right to
education in international treaties. She
reviews
states' related obligations to make education
available and accessible and suggests that the
interaction between religious dogma and the
state
may be detrimental to attempts to ameliorate
female
literacy and education. The article also
considers
the question of how gender bias in religion and