First to try to ban infantcide?

Now, interestingly enough, I have learned through my studies, particularly in my Origins of Great Traditions class, that one person, long ago, tried to stop infanticide. This person was Muhammad. Now, while Muslims get a bad rap because of the whole terrorist attacks and let us not forget 9/11, Muhammad was on to something. He was one of the first to give women more rights, including those who had just begun life. We always see them as being covered up, and that must mean we, as westerners, have more rights and freedoms then they do. Yet, during Muhammad's life in the 600's A.D., Christian women did not have the right to their dowry if divorced, while Muslim women did. Amazing. Just a little piece of information to chew on. :)