Member of Parliament (MP) Abla Hawary has proposed a draft law to jail men who remarry without informing their current wife, or wives, in attempts to regulate polygamy in Egypt. Hawary believes that it is important to put rules and regulations to “fight polygamy” even if it is permitted by Islamic law in the country, according to statements to Egypt Independent. She further added that “the law should not come as a surprise as it protects the most basic rights of women affirming that ‘a wife has the right to know,’ she said to Egypt Independent. This law has sparked debate between Islamic scholars and women rights advocates. Islamic scholars believe that such law is in direct conflict with one of the core of marriage in Islam which grants the right for a man to remarry. Moderator of the National Council of Egyptian Families Asharaf Tammam said that there are cases when the wife should not know in respect of her feelings, according to a TV interview with ‘Huna al-Kahera’ show. “I am against a jail sentence,” he added. Polygamy is legal in Egypt and many other Muslim-majority countries. In Islam, men…
Draft Law Proposes Jail Sentence for Men Who Remarry Without Informing their Wives
March 13, 2018
