Saudi women are granted a new right: to have a copy of their marriage contract

Saudi Arabian women were granted a rare legal concession Tuesday, when the country’s justice minister issued a directorate allowing them to sign and receive a copy of their prenuptial contract, a privilege previously afforded only to men in the Sunni Muslim kingdom. The change will make it easier for women to prove the validity of […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2016/05/04/saudi-women-are-granted-a-new-right-to-have-a-copy-of-their-marriage-contract/