Month: December 2015

Child marriages in Egypt, Editorial, Sex Tourism in Egypt1 Comment

Is Egypt Really Putting a Price Tag on Women?

Women of Egypt

— By:Alexandra Kinias — Controversy erupted among Egyptian women activists over Chief Justice Ahmed El Zend’s decree that compels foreigners marrying Egyptian brides, twenty five years their junior, to issue them bank certificates worth of 50,000 L.E. On one hand, there are those who denounce the decree for putting a price tag on women, and thus facilitating prostitution and human trafficking. On the other, there are those, I among them, who hail the decree for finally addressing a subject that has been ignored for decades and taking the right step towards the protection of these women, who often are forced … Continue reading Is Egypt Really Putting a Price Tag on Women?

Polygamy in Egypt, Urfi Marriage, Women in Egypt, Women Rights in EgyptLeave a comment

Polygamy: Infidelity with a License

Women of Egypt

By: Alexandra Kinias — Polygamy, a medieval practice, is still alive today in societies where sharia rules. And even in countries where the laws don’t permit it, the imams in the mosques perform polygamous religious matrimonial ceremonies. As the powers of the imams are stronger than secular laws, these religious marriages are valid without the need to register them with the authorities. So, an immigrant to a western society can have a registered wife in front of the law, and another one or two who are not. Even though polygamy is legalized in Islam, the most faithful women strongly stand … Continue reading Polygamy: Infidelity with a License