inheritance laws
Egypt court gives Coptic woman inheritance equivalent to man
Egypt
April 11, 2023
Egypt court gives Coptic woman inheritance equivalent to man
The Cairo Court of Appeals for Family Affairs issued a judicial ruling applying the principles of Christianity in dividing the…
Egyptian woman fights unequal Islamic inheritance laws
Features/Interviews
November 15, 2019
Egyptian woman fights unequal Islamic inheritance laws
One Egyptian woman is taking on the country’s inheritance laws that mean female heirs inherit half that of men. Since…
Al-Azhar professor supports inheritance equalization between sexes
Society
November 29, 2018
Al-Azhar professor supports inheritance equalization between sexes
The crisis of amending the inheritance laws is essentially a matter of fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence), and is not part of…