Polygamy in Egypt
Polygamy is legal in Egypt, but not common.
Legal status
Polygamy is legal in Egypt.[1]
In 2019, Ahmed al-Tayeb, the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, caused controversy by ruling that polygamy is unlawful for Muslims, but he did not call for a legal prohibition of polygamy.[2][3]
Prevalence
As of 2020, less than 1% of Muslim men in Egypt live with more than one spouse.[4]
References
- ^ Mashhour 2005, p. 580.
- ^ Jansen, Michael (22 March 2019). "Muslims in Egypt divided over calls to end polygamy". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ Sadek, George (18 March 2019). "Egypt: Grand Imam Issues Religious Opinion Calling Polygamy Oppression of Women". Law Library of Congress. Archived from the original on 17 August 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ Kramer, Stephanie (7 December 2020). "Polygamy is rare around the world and mostly confined to a few regions". Pew Research Center. Archived from the original on 14 August 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
Bibliography
- Mashhour, Amira (May 2005). "Islamic Law and Gender Equality: Could There Be a Common Ground?: A Study of Divorce and Polygamy in Sharia Law and Contemporary Legislation in Tunisia and Egypt". Human Rights Quarterly. 27 (2). Johns Hopkins University Press: 562–596. doi:10.1353/hrq.2005.0022. eISSN 1085-794X. ISSN 0275-0392. JSTOR 20069797. S2CID 143533446.