Since 2000 a series of reforms have been introduced in Egyptian family laws. These include legislation that: gives women the right to file for no-fault divorce (khul) in exchange for ...more

What interventions are needed to improve the legal position of women, especially in Muslim societies, so that women's rights exist not only on paper but are realised in practice? Drawing ...more

Periodic drought, unsustainable livestock populations, land tenure insecurities, land degradation, a prolonged and intense civil war and fragmentation of farms have had severe impacts on the population of the Ethiopian ...more

The Domestic Relations Bill is a crucial piece of legislation for Ugandan women. It addresses women's property rights in marriage and women's right to negotiate sex, it sets the minimum ...more

The Roman Catholic Church has become the focus of significant controversy in recent years, especially for its views on issues such as sexuality, reproduction, divorce and the family. In particular, ...more