#adultery
Egyptian member of parliament Elhamy Agina has called for harsher penalties to be imposed on women adulterers in order to "preserve timidity," The Independent reported. The MP's remarks came in response to a proposal put forth by fellow parliamentarian and head of the "Support Egypt" coalition Maria Azer to make the punishment for men and women adulterers equal. Current laws stipulate jail time of two years for women caught committing adultery, while the sentence for men adulterers does not exceed…
