In 1975, the most prominent government reforms regarding family law in a Muslim country were set in motion in the Somali Democratic Republic, which put women and men, including husbands and wives, on complete equal footing. The 1975 Somali Family Law gave men and women equal division of property between the husband and wife upon divorce and the exclusive right to control by each spouse over his or her personal property. COUNT 3
QSN1 What law gave Somali husbands and wives equal rights over personal property? ANS1 1975 Somali Family Law QSN2 What was the official name of the country in which the 1975 Somali Family Law was passed? ANS2 the Somali Democratic Republic QSN3 In addition to giving spouses equal rights over their personal property during marriage, what did the Somali Family Law give them? ANS3 equal division of property between the husband and wife upon divorce