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Divorce lawsuits climb as men mock their wives’ body shape
Society

Divorce lawsuits climb as men mock their wives’ body shape

At least 52 percent of Egyptian women who file for divorce through a ‘Khulaa’ lawsuit – an Islamic procedure in…
Draft law proposes jailing husbands who remarry without telling first wife
Egypt

Draft law proposes jailing husbands who remarry without telling first wife

A new law draft will soon face the legislative body of parliament, calling for jailing husbands who remarry without telling…
Video: Egyptian woman throws a party to celebrate her divorce
Egypt

Video: Egyptian woman throws a party to celebrate her divorce

Twenty-seven-year-old Dina Ismail threw a party on Wednesday to celebrate her divorce after being married for 40 days, then fighting…
‘Get an American Divorce’: Campaign calls for publicity of all ‘Khulaa’ divorces
Life & Style

‘Get an American Divorce’: Campaign calls for publicity of all ‘Khulaa’ divorces

  Marva Khallaf, the campaign speaker for ‘Tamarod’ – a grassroots Egyptian movement – started a hashtag ‘Italaqi Americani’ (Ger…
Women’s Council preparing draft law simplifying Family Court procedures
Life & Style

Women’s Council preparing draft law simplifying Family Court procedures

The National Council for Women (NCW) announced on Tuesday it was preparing a comprehensive family law to help provide protection…
National Women Council to launch workshops to fight high divorce rate
Life & Style

National Women Council to launch workshops to fight high divorce rate

Marriage isn’t an easy road that you just skirt through. It could start like a perfect love story, with doves…
2017 divorce rate 60.7% in Egyptian cities: official
Society

2017 divorce rate 60.7% in Egyptian cities: official

In 2017 divorce rate in cities recorded 60.7 percent, while the percentages recorded at 39.3 percent in villages, according to…
Egyptian woman to sue father over ‘unprecedented staleness,’ lack of tenderness
Egypt

Egyptian woman to sue father over ‘unprecedented staleness,’ lack of tenderness

A young Egyptian woman has filed a lawsuit against her father — a former presidential candidate — due to what…
MP suggests draft law to grant women immediate alimony from state banks
Features/Interviews

MP suggests draft law to grant women immediate alimony from state banks

Parliamentarian Shokry al Gendy, from the Religious Affairs Committee, has suggested amending Egypt’s personal status law to grant women the right to alimony from state…
Coptic Christians celebrate divorce, first of its kind
Egypt

Coptic Christians celebrate divorce, first of its kind

Coptic couples affected by personal status laws participated in a divorce ceremony on Saturday evening– the first of its kind for…
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