STRICTER MARRIAGE LAWS
CONTEMPLATED IN EGYPT POLYGAMY WILL BE DIFFICULT. Australian nnd N.Z. f'ablo CAIRO. January IP. Egyptian Moslems will no longer be ablo to divorce thoir wives in a fit of temper simply by repeating 'I divorce thee*’ thrice before two witnesses, if the Government adopts the recommeiH dations of » special commission of iiw vestigation on marriage legislation. The commission recommends a drastic tightening of the marriage and divorce law*, including tho prohibition of polygamy, except where n husband lias established his ability to provide for an additional wife without prejudicing the position of the earlier spouse or spouses.
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New Zealand Times, Volume LIV, Issue 12659, 20 January 1927, Page 2
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