Graduation project tackles reducing Egyptâs divorce rates
Young students set up âAbl El Bedayaâ providing pre-marital counselling to young couples looking to get married
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Customary marriage: the only alternative for divorced women in Egypt?
With these conversations, a divorced woman who prefers to remain anonymous asked her lawyer friend, âif a divorced woman wants to remarry, but is afraid of losing her childrenâs custody, what should she do?â
The Son speaks for victims of divorce
Marriage is no longer seen in the public awareness programmes and the media as a combination of two people working together to achieve their goalâwhich is a successful marriage. People forgot that marriage is an institution that only grows when the couple involved work hard on their relationship.
Why is divorce the easiest choice for Egyptian couples?
In 2017, a report issued by the Cabinet Information Centre revealed that Egypt ranks first in the world in terms of divorce rates, after it increased from 7% to 40% during the last 50 years.
Egypt introduces âMawaddaâ initiative to fight high divorce rates
Initiative expected to start with trial phase in Cairo, Alexandria, Port Said until July
Divorce on discharge: normal divorce form or exploitation for women?
End of marriage has many forms, but one of these carries painful stories, namely, divorce on discharge
Egyptian woman fights connotations attached to divorced women
Failure in marriage is not worldâs end, says founder of New Beginning initiative
I Want a Divorce tackles women’s struggles in Egyptian society
Over the past few years, we have licensed to some terrifying statistics about the rapidly increasing numbers of divorce cases. The Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) recently estimated one divorce is filed every four minutes. Although divorce is considered a mutual responsibility between husband and wife in many countries, women are still …
Dispute over marriage in Coptic Church sparks calls for Pope to resign
Pope Tawadros II has refused calls to reform Church rules over divorce and remarriage
On the social stigma of divorce
The Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics (CAPMAS) issued a report on 19 May that revealed the number of formal divorce cases from 2011 to 2012 had risen from 151,900 to 155,300 cases. Despite its increasing prevalence, divorce still evokes social stigma for women that differs depending on their socio-economic level. This stigma is said to be shifting in certain classes. Women shared their stories with Daily News Egypt on how the stigma of their divorce has affected their lives.
Morsy tweets from Mars
President Mohamed Morsy recently said on Twitter, ârespect for human rights in all dimensions: faith, culture, social, economic, and political must be a key component in all our workâ. In another, he said, âwe do not have minorities; all Egyptian citizens are treated equally.â I wonder if Mr President has read the news lately or …