Egypt’s Islamist-dominated parliament is set to introduce a law allowing husbands to have sex with their dead wives up to six hours after death. Critics fear it highlights a trend of increasingly anti-female legislation since the Arab Spring.

­The “farewell Intercourse” bill was inspired by a Fatwa issued by a Moroccan cleric last year. Zamzami Abdul Bar said that since the two would meet in Heaven again anyway, death shouldn’t get in the way of one last post-mortem marital romp.

Critics have slammed the law as “catastrophic.” Prominent journalist and TV host Jaber al-Qarmouty used his program on Tuesday to lash out at the proposed law.

“This is unbelievable. It is a catastrophe to give the husband such a right! Has the Islamic trend reached that far? Is there really a draft law in this regard? Are there people thinking in this manner,” he lamented on air.

Egypt’s National Council for Women (NCW) also called on Parliament not to adopt this and other measures which they believe increasingly seek to roll back women’s rights.

The NTC further charges that "marginalizing and undermining the status of women would negatively affect the country's human development.”

Along with the rather grim “farewell Intercourse” draft law, parliament is also set to approve legislation that would allow girls as young as 14 to get married.

Lawmakers are also seeking to eliminate a reform implemented over a decade ago that allows women to end unhappy or abusive marriages without interference from their spouses.

NCW head Dr. Mervat al-Talawi sent a message to the People’s Assembly speaker outlining the plight of women in post-revolutionary Egypt.

Apart from the controversial marriage reforms, she also reportedly appealed to parliament not to legislate away a woman’s right to education and employment under the guise of religion, Al Arabiya reports.

But with the Muslim Brotherhood securing the biggest bloc in parliament and posed to take the presidency in next month’s elections, the rights women enjoyed during the Mubarak era may soon be a thing of the past.

LagosShia: must there be 10 threads to discuss one topic on nairaland? this is evident of poor moderating in the forums.this topic was already discussed:

https://www.nairaland.com/924609/explanations-needed-proposed-farewell-intercourse

Logic Mind:

shinning the light on your azzes.
Thanks for the link. I didn't know about the adult bbreastfeeding thing before.
chei! what a religion!
will have to open another thread on that one.

LagosShia:

what is the difference between you and them (wahhabis) ? both of you believe these practices are representing Islam.your case is worse because even after being shown reason who the people are and what they are doing,you still think its the "religion".$tupid.idle!

Logic Mind:

Ever wonder why you alone are pretending to be against these things in both threads? Because other muslim accept that these practices represent islam.
I have noticed how you never condemn these practices but instead pay lip service to a misinterpretation of koran or hadith. I on the other had condemn them.
And if you think it is limited to egyptians wahhabis, look at nigerian sharia states and think again.
Religion of peace, my piss.

toba: is this what islam is all about?

Pls i need a response

toba: is this what islam is all about?

Pls i need a response

Gbamar: ARE YOU NOT CONVINCE WITH LAGOS SHAI ILLUSTRATION.

LagosShia: must there be 10 threads to discuss one topic on nairaland? this is evident of poor moderating in the forums.this topic was already discussed:

https://www.nairaland.com/924609/explanations-needed-proposed-farewell-intercourse