This Day in History: January 29, 2000
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