Dar Al-Iftaa, Egypt’s religious authority concerned with issuing Islamic fatwas (opinions), had censured Mahran in January after suggesting the “experimental marriage” initiative. In a statement, Dar Al-Iftaa said “obviously, the one who gave this description to this marriage wanted to achieve propaganda gains at the expense of the well-established societal values of the family.”At the time, Dar Al-Iftaa said writing down conditions in the marriage contract banning husband from the right of divorcing his wife is invalid. Otherwise, it is a forbidden marriage that does not have the legal consequences of marriage,” Dar Al-Iftaa added. Checking Twitter, the majority of social media responses have been against the initiative. Abdel Fattah said whoever is responsible for these initiatives only seek fame and social media response, whether or good or bad.

Source: Egypt Today August 23, 2021 11:37 UTC