The Salafi Nour Party organized meetings on April 1-15 for its female members about marriage and the interaction between husbands and wives within the home.

These meetings for women were the Nour Party's first on this topic and included advice on how to interact with a spouse depending on his personality, how to handle marital difficulties and individual recommendations on a woman's personal situation. The meetings also tackled intimacy in a marital relationship and how to take on an active role as a partner. The meetings, which are part of the party's activities for its female members, aim at promoting the importance of the women’s committee in the party, Abdel Fattah al-Abrashi, the secretary of the party’s committees, said in a press statement April 15.

The meetings, in addition to other Nour Party stances that marginalize women, sparked controversy about the role of women in Islamist parties, where the prevailing view is that women should only concern themselves with social issues related to marital life, raising children and building a happy family.

Some believe the Nour Party, which has Islamist inclinations, only nominates women to complete its electoral lists. Mohamed Abu al-Ghar, a former leader of the Egyptian Social Democratic Party, condemned the marginalization of the role of women, especially within Islamist parties. The Egyptian electoral law stipulates that all political parties or blocs need at least seven women to complete its electoral list.