marriage
Nepal strengthens laws against dowry, menstrual exile
World
August 10, 2017
Nepal strengthens laws against dowry, menstrual exile
Nepal’s parliament has passed a bill toward making women safer by strengthening laws against acid attacks along with the ancient…
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…
Update: Jordanian parliament repeals ‘marry the rapist’ clause
Middle East
August 1, 2017
Update: Jordanian parliament repeals ‘marry the rapist’ clause
The lower house of Jordan’s parliament on Tuesday scrapped a provision in the kingdom’s penal code that allowed a rapist…
Girls are increasingly being married off in war-torn Yemen
Middle East
May 28, 2017
Girls are increasingly being married off in war-torn Yemen
Nasrine’s husband was once a happy, optimistic man. He made good money from a restaurant and butcher shop he owned.…
Wedding of the year? British royalty and reality TV flock to Pippa’s marriage
Life & Style
May 20, 2017
Wedding of the year? British royalty and reality TV flock to Pippa’s marriage
With royalty as in-laws and a reality TV star rumoured to be the best man, it is little wonder that…
600,000 women in Egypt married before legal age of consent
Life & Style
May 18, 2017
600,000 women in Egypt married before legal age of consent
A study prepared by the International Population Council, in collaboration with the National Council for Population and Development and Assiut…
Bill equalizing punishments for adultery faces stiff opposition from MPs
Egypt
October 15, 2016
Bill equalizing punishments for adultery faces stiff opposition from MPs
Egyptian member of parliament Mariam Azer has proposed a bill calling for equal punishments for men and women in cases…
Egyptian couple dons diving gear to marry underwater
Egypt
September 29, 2016
Egyptian couple dons diving gear to marry underwater
An Egyptian couple has tied the knot underwater, conducting their marriage ceremony surrounded by colorful fish at Dahab in the…
Love triumphs as two mentally disabled swimmers get engaged
Egypt
September 29, 2016
Love triumphs as two mentally disabled swimmers get engaged
Mahmoud al-Bary, 21, and Dina Tarek, 20, refused to accept that their love was impossible, as society viewed it. Theirs…
The amount of sleep you get could affect your marriage, suggests new research
Health & Fitness
August 12, 2016
The amount of sleep you get could affect your marriage, suggests new research
A new US study suggests yet another reason to get some shut-eye, finding that husbands and wives who get a…