Egypt’s top Islamic authority unanimously rejected the reforms
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Egypt’s top Islamic authority rejected the government’s proposal to amend the current divorce law which allows men to divorce their wives without going through a court of law.
Independent reports, “the Council of Senior Clerics in Al-Azhar – the highest authority in Sunni Islam – rejected President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi‘s suggestion that Egypt should end the practice in a rare rebuttal of the government.”
Under Egypt’s current law, Muslim men can divorce their wives without having to resort to legal justification or consult a court or cleric whereas Muslim women can only seek divorces in a court of law and with the consent of their husband.
The council released a statement saying that the practice has been “undisputed” for seven centuries and that only men with a “sound mind” can divorce their wives.
An international divorce lawyer in Thailand spoke to Thailawforum regarding the issue and said, “The law should be made in such a way that does not allow for interference from religious groups. Just because something has been done for centuries does not mean its right.”
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