{"id":418691,"date":"2017-09-15T11:54:17","date_gmt":"2017-09-15T11:54:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/09\/15\/tunisian-women-free-to-marry-non-muslims\/"},"modified":"2017-09-15T11:54:17","modified_gmt":"2017-09-15T11:54:17","slug":"tunisian-women-free-to-marry-non-muslims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/09\/15\/tunisian-women-free-to-marry-non-muslims\/","title":{"rendered":"Tunisian women free to marry non-Muslims"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"> <\/aside>\n<p class=\"story-body__introduction\">Tunisia has overturned a law that banned women from marrying non-Muslims.<\/p>\n<p>A spokeswoman for President Beji Caid Essebsi made the announcement and congratulated women on gaining \u201cthe freedom to choose one\u2019s spouse\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Until now, a non-Muslim man who wished to marry a Tunisian Muslim woman had to convert to Islam and submit a certificate of his conversion as proof.<\/p>\n<p>Tunisia, which is 99% Muslim, is viewed as one of the most progressive Arab countries in terms of women\u2019s rights.<\/p>\n<p>The new law comes after President Essebsi pushed for the lifting of the marriage restriction law that was put in place in 1973.<\/p>\n<p>He said in a speech last month, during celebrations of the National Women\u2019s day, that the marriage law was \u201can obstacle to the freedom of choice of the spouse\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The restriction was also seen as violating Tunisia\u2019s constitution which was adopted in 2014 in the wake of the Arab Spring revolution<\/p>\n<p>Human rights groups in Tunisia had also campaigned for the law\u2019s abolition.<\/p>\n<p>The order comes into force immediately and couples are free to register their marriages at government offices.<\/p>\n<p>The BBC\u2019s Rana Jawad in Tunis says that many Tunisians see the removal of the marriage restriction as another landmark in guaranteeing women\u2019s freedom in the country.<\/p>\n<p>In July, the Tunisian parliament also introduced a new law that abolished a clause that allowed rapists to escape any punishment if they married their victims.<\/p>\n<p>The country banned polygamy as far back as 1956, setting it part from other Muslim-majority nations.<\/p>\n<p>However, women in Tunisia still face discrimination, particularly in matters of inheritance which still prioritises sons over daughters.<\/p>\n<p>The Tunisian Association of Democratic Women estimates that nearly 70% of Tunisian women are victims of abuse.<\/p>\n<p>Amnesty International reported last year that there were few signs to show that things had improved for women since the Arab Spring revolution in 2010.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tunisia has overturned a law that banned women from marrying non-Muslims. A spokeswoman for President Beji Caid Essebsi made the announcement and congratulated women on gaining \u201cthe freedom to choose one\u2019s spouse\u201d. Until now, a non-Muslim man who wished to marry a Tunisian Muslim woman had to convert to Islam and submit a certificate of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-418691","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-world"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Tunisian women free to marry non-Muslims - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/09\/15\/tunisian-women-free-to-marry-non-muslims\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Tunisian women free to marry non-Muslims - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"Tunisia has overturned a law that banned women from marrying non-Muslims. 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