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

1. Mashhour 2005, p. 580.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.