Egyptian woman fights unequal Islamic inheritance laws
(World News USA)

CAIRO (AP) - One Egyptian woman is taking on the country´s inheritance laws that mean female heirs inherit half that of men. Since her father`s death last year, Huda Nasrallah, a Christian, has stood before three different judges to demand an equal share of the property left to her two brothers by their father. Yet courts have twice issued rulings against her, basing them on Islamic inheritance laws that favor male heirs. Nasrallah, a 40-year-old Christian human rights lawyer, is now challenging the rulings in a higher court. A final verdict is expected to be handed down later this month. She has formulated her case around Christian doctrine which dictates that heirs, regardless of their...