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MP suggests draft law to grant women immediate alimony from state banks
Features/Interviews
September 8, 2017
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
August 7, 2017
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
July 8, 2017
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
May 30, 2017
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
March 9, 2017
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
February 14, 2017
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
February 12, 2017
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
February 3, 2017
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
January 26, 2017
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
January 24, 2017
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…