Egyptian women protest proposed law allowing a husband to have sex w/dead wife within 6 hrs of death

[Gormy Cuss]

7. It sounds like Talawi was using this sensational law as a platform for discussing women's rights

According to Egyptian columnist Amro Abdul Samea in al-Ahram, Talawi’s message included an appeal to parliament to avoid the controversial legislations that rid women of their rights of getting education and employment, under alleged religious interpretations.

“Talawi tried to underline in her message that marginalizing 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,” Abdul Samea said in his article.

IOW, the sex-with-corpses law is only an example of the wide scale assault on women's rights in Egypt.