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Egyptian women files divorce under new law

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

South African History Online (2011) 'Egyptian women files divorce under new law', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013474 (Accessed: 14 September 2026).

South African History Online, Egyptian women files divorce under new law [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013474, (accessed 14 September 2026).

"Egyptian women files divorce under new law." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013474. Accessed 14 Sept. 2026.

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

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