Amin v. Bakhaty
…custody matter. Father and Mother were married in Egypt in 1991. The Mother was an Egyptian national living in Louisiana. The Father was an Egypt-U.S. dual citizen, and owns homes…
…custody matter. Father and Mother were married in Egypt in 1991. The Mother was an Egyptian national living in Louisiana. The Father was an Egypt-U.S. dual citizen, and owns homes…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 28, 2011 WASHINGTON– KARAMAH: Muslim Women Lawyers for Human Rights conducted three widely attended and highly successful workshops in Cairo, Egypt from March 27-April 7, 2011….
…obtained a certificate of divorce in Egypt. The Wife had no prior notice and was given no opportunity to be heard in Egypt. In October, the Wife filed a claim…
The Court, in favor of the Husband, recognized a divorce obtained in Egypt that was in accordance with Egyptian law. Both Husband and Wife were Egyptian citizens. Sherif v. Sherif,…
The court, in favor of the Wife, held that a nikah nama with no provision for the wife, disclosure of the husband’s assets, nor independent counsel was not an enforceable…
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…Court held that Wife was at fault in the divorce because Husband did not know that Wife suffered from a mental illness until after their marriage. It was not just…
…influence various dynamics of conflicts. He related this to his own professional experience as a prosecuting attorney in Egypt thirty years ago and the transition he made since then to…
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