For Tunisian women and their non-Muslim fiancés, marriage remains a stroke of luck

In 2017, President Beji Caid Essebsi rescinded a circular from 1973 prohibiting civil registrars from establishing marriage contracts between Tunisian women—inherently presumed to be Muslim—and non-Muslim men. Lauded by feminists, the decision has ultimately proved ineffective as notaries and municipal authorities continue to apply Islamic sharia in this context.

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For Tunisian women and their non-Muslim fiancés, marriage remains a stroke of luck

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