if he abandons his religion once the marriage has already been consummated and then comes back to islam during the wife s retreat the dissolution is void and the marriage is reinstated b the marriage is not dissolved when the wife abandons her religion according to article of the cedaw states shall ensure on a basis of equality of men and women the same rights and responsibilities during marriage and at its dissolution as well as the same personal rights as husband and wife including the right to choose a family name a profession and an occupation and the same rights for both spouses in respect of the ownership acquisition management administration enjoyment and disposition of property whether free of charge or for a valuable consideration in many countries the woman s role as a wife is usually seen as an obedient women whose basic freedoms can be to some extent controlled by her husband for example in bahrain djibouti and yemen