The Egyptian parliament is allegedly planning to introduce a hugely controversial ‘Farewell Intercourse’ law that will allow men to legally have sex with their deceased wives for up to six hours after their death.
This sickening law, which believes the ‘marital bond’ should still exist even after one of the partners have died, has been drawn up by the Islamist-dominated parliament but is yet to be passed, reports the al-Ahram newspaper.
The post-mortem sex law was originally raised by Moroccan cleric Zamzami Abdul Bari in May 2011.
In a further blow to women’s rights, another proposed law is to have the minimum age of marriage lowered to 14.
Following this news, Egypt’s National Council for Women (NCW) have appealed against these proposed laws, according to Al Arabiya News.
The head of the NCW sent out a message to the Egyptian People’s Assembly Speaker, Dr Saad al-Katatni, urging them to address the concerns of Egyptian women, who are understandably disgusted by the proposals.
In an article by Egyptian journalist Amro Abdul Samea from the al-Ahram newspaper said: “Talawi tried to underline in her message that marginalising and undermining the status of women in future development plans would undoubtedly negatively affect the country’s human development, simply because women represent half the population.”
The law has also provoked a fierce reaction between local journalists.
Adding to the controversy, Egyptian journalist Jaber al-Qarmounty has said: “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?”
Although there have been reports that this law could be false and planted into the media by sources close to former dictator Hosni Mubarak, there has been no formal confirmation as of yet.
However, in an article by The Christian Science Monitor, the chances of this law passing is “zero”.