Everybody thinks their religion, caste, or class makes them better, or worse than others. All have their traditions, customs, and ways of doing things they can congregate around, and feel good about. That is just the way of humans in their own tribe, or country, or region do things. Every tribe, and region is different than another, some in big ways, some in small ones. Even in your own Islam are there not many different ways to celebrate, and honor God, just as there are in ALL the different religions? Are there not good, and not so good in ALL religions, tribes, or regions?
It doesn't matter what you call your people, or your faith, we are ALL humans, and flawed in one way or another, and NONE are perfect, better or worse. Doesn't matter what they claim. Those are the noise of humans. All we really have is a CHOICE, to try to be good humans, or allow ourselves to be not so good. Let others make choices for themselves, and YOU make YOUR OWN choice. What will you choose?
As you grow and learn more about the WORLD beyond your own region, you will find that humans say and do things to make themselves feel better about themselves. They did not ask to be a man, or woman, or a Muslim, no more than a sheep asked to be a sheep, you are what you are, where you are. I guess you can say life isn't fair, but only YOU can choose what you do about your choice in life. What choice will you make for yourself? What kind of human will YOU be? That's all that really matters.
Not all people in the world expect their daughters to marry at 18 and have kids. It's a huge world and in some places such things are done very differently than what you see in your part of the world. That is their choice. Respect it without judgement, since you probably don't understand it. Maybe you never will and that's okay isn't it?
Good luck on your life journey.
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