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The lenient treatment of honor crimes in Egypt

Scholars often assume that Arab legislation including Egypt accommodates honor crimes. Two pieces of Egyptian legislation that receive attention are Article 237 which reduce the sanction to the husband who kills his adulterous wife upon committing adultery, and Article 17 which empowers courts in fe...

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Main Author: Zaid, Mohamed Diaaeldin
Format: Thesis
Published: AUC Knowledge Fountain 2015
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