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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…
MP calls for law to grant female divorcees part of husband’s salary
Features/Interviews

MP calls for law to grant female divorcees part of husband’s salary

In a recent statement, an Egyptian female professor has called for a law that would grant female divorcees a part…
UK election rivals May and Corbyn set out opposing EU ‘no deal’ stances
World

UK election rivals May and Corbyn set out opposing EU ‘no deal’ stances

British Prime Minister Theresa May said she would walk away from divorce talks with the European Union without a deal…
Scarlett Johansson files for divorce, requests custody of daughter
Cinema/TV

Scarlett Johansson files for divorce, requests custody of daughter

American actress Scarlett Johansson filed for divorce from French journalist Romain Dauriac in New York this week and asked for…
Why is Al-Azhar mentor of the state?
Opinion

Why is Al-Azhar mentor of the state?

I do not know a logical reason that would require the government to seek the ruling of Al-Azhar in a…
Al-Azhar decision on verbal divorce came after ‘in-depth study’: senior scholar
Egypt

Al-Azhar decision on verbal divorce came after ‘in-depth study’: senior scholar

The statement from Al-Azhar senior scholars on verbal divorce came after a in-depth study, said advisor to the grand imam…
Grand Mufti attributes Egypt’s high divorce rate to Khula’ law
Egypt

Grand Mufti attributes Egypt’s high divorce rate to Khula’ law

Egypt's Grand Mufti Shawky Allam attributed the high rate of divorce in Egypt to the Khula' law, which was issued…
Verbal divorce bill to be ready in few days, in response to Sisi’s call: MP
Egypt

Verbal divorce bill to be ready in few days, in response to Sisi’s call: MP

The House of Representatives' Religious Committee will prepare a draft law regulating verbal divorce in a few days, Amr Hamrouch, secretary of…
Sisi calls for law to restrict verbal divorce among Muslims
Egypt

Sisi calls for law to restrict verbal divorce among Muslims

Egypt President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Tuesday called for a new law tightening divorce procedures for Muslims. Egyptian law currently grants…
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