family law, worldwide
Posted in North America on Apr 21st, 2008
The New York Times Modern Love column prints stories about love and relationships. This week’s column is written by a lesbian who married her partner in San Francisco. She discusses some of the domestic partnership laws in California, how they’ve affected her life, and why she still thinks marriage offers gay couples more. [...]
Posted in Middle East on Apr 14th, 2008
Marriage is such an important social rite in Egypt and yet its costs can be prohibitive. The Egyptian government is worried that those who don’t marry because they can’t afford it might become alienated and turn to religious extremism. So the government and charities are now sponsoring mass weddings. Read about it [...]
Posted in Middle East on Apr 10th, 2008
I just learned about this temporary marriage concept that is possible under Shiite law. This New York Times article is a little bit old but explains the practice pretty clearly. Do you think temporary marriage is something that could be useful in society? Does it give women more equality than a traditional [...]
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