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Wife files for Khula months after husband donates kidney to save her life
Egypt
April 10, 2018
Wife files for Khula months after husband donates kidney to save her life
A husband donated his kidney to save the life of his wife’s after her health condition worsened due to kidney…
Divorce lawsuits climb as men mock their wives’ body shape
Society
March 14, 2018
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
March 9, 2018
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
February 2, 2018
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
January 1, 2018
‘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
November 16, 2017
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
November 14, 2017
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
October 17, 2017
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
September 14, 2017
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
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…