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POPSEgypt Approves Quota for Women in Parliament While many Eqyptian women praise the law as a step forward, others believe it is only a superficial attempt at empowering women or are suspicious of governmental motives. Nagla Mohammed, a homemaker, told Deutsche Presse-Agentur, "It is good that women should play a role in politics...But I can only judge the impact of their presence in parliament after I see their practical contribution. It is not a matter of having women in parliament - the question is what they will do."
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POPSMessed up family tree If my wife is my grandmother, Then I am her grandchild. And every time I think of it, It simply drives me wild. For now I have become The strangest case you ever saw. As the husband of my grandmother, I am my own grandpa.
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POPSBastards, no Divorce for females, Gets. Which century? And it's worse for non-Jewish Israeli citizens having to conform to Jewish Orthodox rules that dominate this so called democracy that is a blatantly apartheid state protected by the United States, as was South Africa too until it tumbled.
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POPS New marriage law proposed for Muslim women in India Controversial points of new nikahnama --Triple talaq said in one go will not be acceptable --Talaq to be spaced out over a period of 3 months --Talaq not be allowed via phone or SMS --New Nikahnama insists on free will for the girl in case of nikah --Talaq cannot be given under the influence of alcohol --Talaq given to pregnant woman should be considered illegal
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POPSReligious courts already in use in England Jewish litigation is more varied, but a typical dispute might relate to a partnership, a Jewish school, a Jewish charity or a transaction between two businessmen. The court can hear cases concerning quite large companies, but they must always be privately owned, in that both parties must be Jewish in order to accept the authority of the Beth Din. The service provided by the Beth Din is best described as binding civil arbitration, and they do not seek to replace the state's civil courts. "If one side does not accept the authority of the Beth Din, concerning divorce or any dispute, we cannot act", David Frei clarifies. "And in the case of divorce, the parties must still obtain a civil divorce alongside the religious one."
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POPSIsolated Turk Cypriots try to clean up image Over the decades various people sought by the police have fled to the TRNC, including Turkish Cypriot Asil Nadir, the tycoon behind the collapsed Polly Peck business empire whom Britain wants to try on fraud charges. The new money laundering law and a planned casinos law will help bolster the battle against organized crime. The TRNC, home to fewer than 200,000 people and subject to international trade restrictions, boasts more than 40 casinos, an important part of its allure for visitors from Turkey and southern Cyprus where gambling is prohibited. Iraqis, Palestinians and others enter the TRNC on a regular ferry service from Syria and then try to cross into the south to claim asylum in the EU. Many are deported as economic migrants
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POPSCelebrity tryst may change Korean adultery law "The adultery law ... has degenerated into a means of revenge by the spouse, rather than a means of saving a marriage," the petition said South Korea passed the adultery law in 1953 to protect women. In its male-dominated society, women had little recourse against a husband who had an affair. Back then if a wife walked out of a marriage, she would often end up alone and penniless Today, it is rare for people to be jailed but that has not stopped several thousand angry spouses from filing criminal complaints each year Referring to the current divorce law, the petition said: "There has been no evidence of its contribution to protecting women, and its validity is questionable with the elevation of women's social and economic status."
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POPSTwo slightly related news reports Girl Power! The amendment to the judiciary law will make the UAE the second Gulf Arab country to allow women to become judges, ending a male domination of the vocation, according to the Middle East Times
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POPSHamas legal body replaces courts "Abu Zuhri, a Hamas spokesman, said the committee is a temporary alternative, until the courts start functioning again. Issam Younis, head of the Gaza-based human rights group Mezan, said alternatives to the existing courts are unacceptable." why are warning bells ringing in my head???
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POPSSouth Australian Court Makes Controversial Rape Ruling Said Yarrow Place Rape and Sexual Assault Service Director Vanessa Swan, "If someone says yes to a single sex act and then says no to a second, continuing should be considered rape. Anyone with common sense would think that, but the difficulty is translating common sense into the law," Australia News Limited reports.
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POPSA Gender Jihad For Islam's Future We are wrestling with laws created in the name of Islam by men, specifically eight men. The Muslim world of the 21st century is largely defined by eight madhhabs , or Islamic schools of jurisprudence, with narrow rulings on everything from criminal law to family law: the Shafi, Hanafi, Maliki and Hanbali schools in the majority Sunni sect; the Jafari and Zaydi schools, for the minority Shiite sect; and the Ibadi and Thahiri schools among other Muslims.
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