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Social Solidarity Ministry adds sign language to marriage awareness platform
Mawadda platform raises awareness on family life, empowers young people who are about to marry
Dar Al-Ifta rejects proposed âtrial marriageâ, calling it invalid
Lawyer Ahmed Mahran recently sparked controversy after posting photos of proposed trial marriage contract on social media
Hiding in plain sight: Marital rape still not criminalised in Egypt
Many Egyptian women suffer marital rape yet are given no recourse to legal or religious protection
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
MP suggests raising legal marriage age for females to 21
Rise in child marriages result of economic conditions, lack of girlsâ awareness of their rights
83% of Egyptians believe that education improves girlsâ chances of marriage: NCW
âNasalakâ mobile application whereby users ask, answer questions through it
âEtgawezâ application offers solutions for couples about to get married
Application helps in choosing design of wedding dais, lighting, procession, says Faheem
Buying apartment is no longer obstacle to marriage for many Egyptian youth
For decades, Egyptian youth have suffered from prerequisite of owning apartment
Indonesia: why underage girls are marrying
Two separate underage couples held weddings in Indonesia last week after seeking approval from a religious court. The marriages have stirred strong criticism at home and abroad with calls to end child marriage.Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has responded to renewed pressure to end child marriage after a 14-year-old girl and a 15-year-old boy were …
How can women achieve happiness after marriage?
Newly-wed couples regularly suffer much from the fear of the unknown and stress arises when they think of the new stage in their life that they are embarking on. Then, after marriage, they discover that marriage life goes through many changes and developments; sometimes it is boring, or dominated by routine, and other times, it’s …
Divorces on rise in Egypt due to traditional marriages, female empowermentÂ
In 2017, Egyptian census confirmed total number of divorced people reached 710,850
The confessions of Egypt’s married women
A secret Facebook group exposes the reality and, sometimes ugly, truth behind marriage in EgyptÂ
Campaign seeks to change timeworn marriage traditionsÂ
Marriage is a holy bond, and it cannot be measured by the money spent on it, says founder
Why fewer Japanese are seeking marriage
The number of young Japanese men and women wanting to get married has seen a sharp decline, reveals a new study. What are the reasons behind this trend and how is it impacting society? Julian Ryall reports from Tokyo.
Jane Austenâs 240th birthday: A brief reflection on marriage in Egyptian society
Her ultimate success as a novelist never erased her failure to get married according to societyâs standards
Fear of sex: Misinformation and cultural ignorance lead to sexual violence
âI am getting married in less than two weeks! Everything is great, the preparations of the wedding, the dress, and the flat weâre moving at. Everything is ready except me!â With this phrase, S.A., 26, began the conversation. âI am terrified every time I just think of our wedding night, the first night we …
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
The harmonies and diversities of the Middle East
Sides of Arab life
Child marriage in Egypt: ‘I donât know how old I am’
Egyptian law sets marriage age for women at 16, however constitution define children as under 18
â1980 and Upwardsâ: The youthâs pain relief
A play that many have watched over and over
Are arranged marriages less happy?
A new study suggests women who choose their own husbands experience higher levels of marital satisfaction and are less likely to experience partner violence â but not all experts agree
Child marriage remains common, despite legal ban
AUC seminar examines causes and solutions to child marriage
Yemen human rights minister wants child marriage ban
Eight-year-old Rawan was said to have died last week from internal haemorrhaging after sexual intercourse on her wedding night, after having been married to a man in his 40s in the northeastern province of Hajja.
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.
Gamal Eid: Syrian women’s marriage to Egyptian men is human trafficking
The NCW condemns Egyptian men’s abuse of female Syrian refugees through marrying them
A business deal called marriage
When poverty and lack of awareness turns marriage to a business deal; this deal plagues some poor villages and urban areas in Egypt
Al-Sakary attacks marriage law
As the new constitution is drafted a fresh controversy erupts over the rights of women
Khula: the last resort?
Daily News Egypt investigates women who depend on khula and those who are fighting for its existence
âItâs every woman’s duty to participate in the revolutionâ: women fighters in Syria
Daily News Egypt speaks to female revolutionaries
Young Gulf Arabs question tradition of cousin marriages
By Regan Doherty / Reuters DOHA: Noor was not the first in her Qatari family to marry a close relative, but she may be one of the last. Throughout the Middle East, Africa and parts of South Asia, marriage between family members has been widely practiced for thousands of years, largely as a means of securing …