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CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian woman has taken her fight against unequal Islamic inheritance laws to Egypt’s top constitutional court.
Huda Nasrallah is demanding an equal share of the property left to her two brothers by their father.
Nasrallah, a Christian, says she is leaning on a rare Christian doctrine that respects gender equality in inheritance. She says she is making her case on religious grounds because she believes the court is more likely to respect existing structures within the society.
The courts have twice issued rulings against her, basing them on Islamic inheritance laws that favor male heirs. A final verdict is expected to be handed down later this month.
The 40-year-old human rights lawyer says it’s "not really about inheritance” but about being “treated equally as my brothers.”
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