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Egypt's first female marriage registrar started work yesterday despite complaints by some conservative clerics that the move is against Islam.
During her first day on the job, Amal Suleiman Afifi married a couple in a mosque in the Delta town of Zaqaziq.
Afifi, 34, first approached the Egyptian Government last year seeking approval to become a marriage registrar, but the Ministry of Justice turned her down.
It approved her position in September.
