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Sept. 22, 2023, 8:59 p.m.
Countries: Oman
Variables: ATDW-LAW-1

"However, the Personal Status Law retains higher authority in matters of guardianship, child custody and inheritance. In exchange for protection, Omani women must bind themselves to their husbands and may not receive financial compensation if they divorce. As a result, women are unable to fully exercise their rights" (para 5).
Aug. 15, 2023, 6:02 a.m.
Countries: Egypt, Oman, Saudi Arabia
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-3

Iran holds the record as the top executioner of women. Amnesty International recorded that 16 women were known to have been executed in 2020 in the world – nine of them were executed in Iran. Other countries executing women last year were Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Oman executing four, two, and one woman respectively.
July 13, 2023, 2:02 p.m.
Countries: Oman
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-2

"In a country where traditional values are fast changing, statistics from the Ministry of Endowments and Religious Affairs show 67 percent of all divorces were initiated by women last year. For 36-year-old Fatma al-Hammadi, marriage has limited value if the husband controls all aspects of marital life. She walked out of her eight-year marriage in October last year. 'Marriage is supposed to be an equal partnership where both the woman and her husband plan out their lives together. It is not a marriage if the man dictates all the terms in your life and forces you to play by his rules,' Fatma, a banker in a senior position, told Al...more
June 17, 2023, 5:11 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan, Algeria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Central African Rep, Egypt, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Mongolia, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
Variables: MARR-SCALE-2

4.0
June 12, 2023, 7:14 p.m.
Countries: Oman
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1

"According to newspapers in Oman, where the government tightly controls media and public dissent, Omanis previously had to fulfil certain conditions, such as being over a certain age, to marry a foreigner. Unauthorised marriages drew fines" (Para.3).
June 12, 2023, 7:14 p.m.
Countries: Oman
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-6

"Omanis no longer need state permission to marry a foreign national according to a royal decree issued this week, a rare example of social reform in the conservative Gulf country" (Para.1). "According to newspapers in Oman, where the government tightly controls media and public dissent, Omanis previously had to fulfil certain conditions, such as being over a certain age, to marry a foreigner. Unauthorised marriages drew fines" (Para.3). "The decree states that such marriages must not violate sharia (Islamic law), public order or other provisions banning holders of certain government jobs from marrying foreigners. But marriages previously deemed illegal can now be legalised, it said" (Para.6).
June 12, 2023, 7:14 p.m.
Countries: Oman
Variables: MARR-LAW-5

"Omanis no longer need state permission to marry a foreign national according to a royal decree issued this week, a rare example of social reform in the conservative Gulf country" (Para.1). "According to newspapers in Oman, where the government tightly controls media and public dissent, Omanis previously had to fulfil certain conditions, such as being over a certain age, to marry a foreigner. Unauthorised marriages drew fines" (Para.3). "On Sunday Omani state media said Sultan Haitham had issued decree 23/2023 which cancelled a 1993 law empowering the interior ministry to approve each marriage to a foreigner" (Para.4). "The decree states that such marriages must not violate sharia (Islamic law), public...more
June 12, 2023, 7:14 p.m.
Countries: Oman
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-1

"On Sunday Omani state media said Sultan Haitham had issued decree 23/2023 which cancelled a 1993 law empowering the interior ministry to approve each marriage to a foreigner"(Para.4). "The decree states that such marriages must not violate sharia (Islamic law), public order or other provisions banning holders of certain government jobs from marrying foreigners. But marriages previously deemed illegal can now be legalised, it said" (Para.6).
June 12, 2023, 7:06 p.m.
Countries: Oman
Variables: MARR-LAW-7

"Article 2 The religion of the State is Islam and Islamic Sharia is the basis for legislation."
March 16, 2023, 8:26 a.m.
Countries: Oman
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8

"An online search using PubMed, Scopus, and Google Scholar databases was performed. The snowball method was used to extract other publications. The following keywords were used: Arab/Islamic communities/populations, consanguineous marriage, and consanguinity. Apart from the exception of the Islamic Jurisprudence Council of the Islamic World League in 1990, only studies between 2007 and February 2022" (5). Table 2 summarizes important statistics regarding the range of rates of consanguineous and first-cousin marriages in Arabic populations: Oman's overall consanguineous marriage ranges from 56.30-58.00% (7).
March 15, 2023, 10:25 p.m.
Countries: Oman
Variables: IAD-LAW-1

According to the Women Business and the Law database (2022), sons and daughters do not have equal rights to inherit assets from their parents. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Personal Status Law, Arts. 241-256.
March 15, 2023, 10:25 p.m.
Countries: Oman
Variables: LO-LAW-1

According to the Women Business and the Law database (2022), the law does not prohibit discrimination in access to credit based on gender. The WBL database cites the following as the source: no source provided. According to the Women Business and the Law database (2022), a woman can sign a contract in the same way as a man. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Decree on Civil Transactions, Art. 41 . According to the Women Business and the Law database (2022), a woman can register a business in the same way as a man. The WBL database cites the following as the source: no source provided. According...more
March 15, 2023, 10:25 p.m.
Countries: Oman
Variables: IAW-LAW-1

According to the Women Business and the Law database (2022), female and male surviving spouses do not have equal rights to inherit assets. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Personal Status Law, Arts. 243-245.
March 8, 2023, 3:12 p.m.
Countries: Oman
Variables: IAW-PRACTICE-1

"Women also receive half the inheritance that men do and have greater difficulty in acquiring legal guardianship over their children" (para 14).
March 8, 2023, 3:10 p.m.
Countries: Oman
Variables: LO-PRACTICE-1, LO-LAW-1

"Women have also seen legal advances in the last two decades to secure their rights, including... a 2008 royal decree granting them the same rights as men regarding land ownership" (para 1). "Women in Oman are also leading the way in entrepreneurship, with more women than men now running their own businesses" (para 9). "Women in rural areas in Oman... also face unique struggles in starting their own businesses, such as their location and their limited access to resources and support, including access to information, funding, technology, and training" (para 11).
Dec. 28, 2022, 9:47 p.m.
Countries: Oman
Variables: LRCM-LAW-2

"[O]ne of the ten countries that expressly allow for marital rape [is]...Oman 13).
Dec. 8, 2022, 11:47 p.m.
Countries: Algeria, Brunei, Ethiopia, India, Iraq, Israel, Kuwait, Libya, Mauritania, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sudan, Syria
Variables: MULTIVAR-SCALE-5

6.0
Dec. 8, 2022, 11:45 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Benin, Botswana, Brunei, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Central African Rep, Chad, Congo, Cote D'Ivoire, Djibouti, East Timor, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Papua New Guinea, Qatar, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, South Africa, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Syria, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: CONST-SCALE-1

2.0
Dec. 8, 2022, 11:44 p.m.
Countries: Algeria, Barbados, Brunei, Central African Rep, Chad, Cuba, Ethiopia, Guinea, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Libya, Malawi, Mauritania, Nepal, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Taiwan, Venezuela, Zimbabwe
Variables: ATC-SCALE-2

2.0
Dec. 8, 2022, 11:42 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brazil, Brunei, Burma/Myanmar, China, Cuba, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Netherlands, Niger, Nigeria, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, South Sudan, Spain, Switzerland, Syria, Thailand, Trinidad/Tobago, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen
Variables: ATC-SCALE-1

2.0
Dec. 8, 2022, 6:04 p.m.
Countries: Barbados, Brunei, Central African Rep, Cuba, Ethiopia, Guinea, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Libya, Malawi, Mauritania, Nepal, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Taiwan, Venezuela, Zimbabwe
Variables: ATC-DATA-6

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Sept. 16, 2022, 7:19 p.m.
Countries: Oman
Variables: IAW-LAW-1

"The rules of inheritance are regulated by Islamic Shari’a law. The Personal Status Law does not mandate equal inheritance rights between sons and daughters and between female and male surviving spouse. The Shari’a defines the heirs and indicates shares that are fixed in accordance with the degree of relationship to the deceased (Personal Status Law, Sec. 242; CEDAW, 2010). The provisions are found favourable for men; in general, when inheritors are in the same relationship to deceased, women inherit half of the share men receive (Freedom House, 2016; UNICEF, 2011). A wife/wives inherit the quarter unless the husband has descendant who is entitled; in latter case, women are entitled to...more
Sept. 16, 2022, 7:19 p.m.
Countries: Oman
Variables: LO-PRACTICE-1, ATFPA-PRACTICE-2

"In practice, male relatives often exercise control over woman’s property and any decisions related to disposal of property are made by the head of the household (al-Talei, 2010). There is no reaction from public authorities or the society as this is considered as a private issue to be resolved within family" (8). "In practice, women face difficulties in obtaining loans or making individual decisions regarding financial activities. The public authorities often prefer to deal with male relatives and decisions are rather made by the whole family (IBP, 2015; UN Women – European Union, 2015). Nonetheless, there are several initiatives undertaken to enhance economic empowerment of women" (8). "The Public Authority...more
Sept. 16, 2022, 7:19 p.m.
Countries: Oman
Variables: IAD-LAW-1

"The rules of inheritance are regulated by Islamic Shari’a law. The Personal Status Law does not mandate equal inheritance rights between sons and daughters and between female and male surviving spouse. The Shari’a defines the heirs and indicates shares that are fixed in accordance with the degree of relationship to the deceased (Personal Status Law, Sec. 242; CEDAW, 2010). The provisions are found favourable for men; in general, when inheritors are in the same relationship to deceased, women inherit half of the share men receive (Freedom House, 2016; UNICEF, 2011)... The law makes daughter’s share conditional upon existence of a brother (Personal Status Law, Sec. 243, 246)" (5).more
Sept. 16, 2022, 7:19 p.m.
Countries: Oman
Variables: LO-LAW-1

"The legal system in Oman is based on Islamic Shari’a (Basic Statute of the State of Oman, Art. 2). Matters related to marriage and family issues are regulated by the Personal Status Law; its provisions apply to the Muslim population that constitutes the majority in Oman. In case there is no provision adequately addressing a particular issue of personal status, the rules of Islamic religion that are most suitable apply (Personal Status Law, Sec. 281)" (2). " Wives are required to follow their husbands; women cannot legally choose where to live in the same way as married men (Personal Status Law, Sec. 54)" (4). "Unmarried and married women have the...more
Jan. 26, 2022, 5:25 p.m.
Countries: Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Rep, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote D'Ivoire, Cyprus, D R Congo, Djibouti, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Greece, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Indonesia, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kuwait, Laos, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Oman, Papua New Guinea, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: IIP-SCALE-1

2.0
Sept. 13, 2021, 11:20 a.m.
Countries: Algeria, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Barbados, Belize, Bhutan, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Rep, Congo, Cote D'Ivoire, Cyprus, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Fiji, Finland, Gambia, Georgia, Greece, Guyana, India, Ireland, Israel, Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Latvia, Liberia, Lithuania, Malawi, Malta, Mongolia, Mozambique, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Qatar, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Trinidad/Tobago, Tunisia, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Zambia
Variables: LRW-SCALE-12

1.0
June 15, 2021, 10:20 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Botswana, Brunei, Burundi, Comoros, Congo, Cote D'Ivoire, D R Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Haiti, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Papua New Guinea, Qatar, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: PW-SCALE-1

3.0
June 11, 2021, 10:31 a.m.
Countries: Oman
Variables: ATC-DATA-3

"Reservations: 1) All provisions of the Convention not in accordance with the provisions of the Islamic sharia and legislation in force in the Sultanate of Oman; 2) Article 9, paragraph 2, which provides that States Parties shall grant women equal rights with men with respect to the nationality of their children; 3) Article 16, regarding the equality of men and women, and in particular subparagraphs (a), (c), and (f) (regarding adoption). 4) The Sultanate is not bound by article 29, paragraph 1, regarding arbitration and the referral to the International Court of Justice of any dispute between two or more States which is not settled by negotiation" (para 59).more
May 24, 2021, 2:10 p.m.
Countries: Oman
Variables: CRPLB-PRACTICE-1

"In 2020, 99% of births in Oman were attended by skilled health personnele" (p 47).