Egyptian women files divorce under new law

Date: 29 Jan 2000
Updated: 22 Aug 2019

Egyptian women files divorce under new law

Thirty-two year old Egyptian women, Waffa Mossaad Gabr, was the first to file for divorce under a new and highly opposed law that doesn't require women to prove physical or psychological harm on the part of their husband. Gabr, from the northern area of Tanta, testified in her petition to the family court that she had no particular complaint against her husband but "hated living with him". References: http://www.theadvertiser.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5936,12058171%255E10949,00.html http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/623875.stm

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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Egyptian women files divorce under new law. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013474

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