The code's more than 1,100 new articles would have increased women's rights by reforming laws with regards to land ownership, inheritance,education, employment and marriage.

VOA: standard.2009.08.27

"Prophet Muhammad elevated the status of women, gave them the rights of divorce, the rights of inheritance, the rights of property and the right to maintain their name even after marriage."

VOA: standard.2010.07.19

At the heart of the controversy were changes to marriage laws, including articles that set the legal minimum age for marriage at 18, recognize only civil marriages, allow joint property ownership, expand parental rights, and extend inheritance rights to girls.

VOA: standard.2009.08.27

"The legal issues that we expect to be mainly dealing with are expected to cover divorce, alimony,social welfare, child custody,inheritance and compensation, or property recovery so they either have the means to put a roof over their head or go back to their former homes,"

VOA: standard.2009.10.04