Egypt’s top Islamic authority Al-Azhar approves law toughening FGM penalties
Published 28 Mar,2021 via Daily News Egypt - Speaker of Egypt’s House of Representatives Hanafi Gebali announced, on Sunday, that the country’s leading Islamic authority, Al-Azhar, has approved the draft law amendment on female genital mutilation (FGM).
The amendment relates to toughening the penalties on the practice under Egypt’s Penal Code.
Gebali confirmed that Al-Azhar’s opinion was polled on the draft law submitted by the government, which toughen the penalty for FGM to up to 20 years imprisonment, instead of the previous maximum of seven years.
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