From Reuters:
“Kyrgyz court allows 'matronymics' in a surprise nod to
women's rights”
Kyrgyzstan's Constitutional Court has ruled that adults can
choose to use middle names based on the name of their mother rather than their
father, in a surprise nod to gender equality in traditionally patriarchal
Central Asia. As a legacy of the Russian empire and Soviet era, most people in
Kyrgyzstan use Russian-style patronymics: middle names derived from the name of
their father. But activist Altyn Kapalova challenged that rule in court and
kept appealing until she reached the highest court, which last week ruled
partly in her favour, she wrote on Facebook. The court ruled that children
should still be given patronymics from birth to protect them from harassment
and bullying. But citizens over the age of 18 can choose to swap the patronymic
for a matronymic based on the name of the mother. Kapalova, who runs a museum
of feminist art, said she would seek further legal changes in the predominantly
Muslim nation of 7 million to ensure a child can have a matronymic from birth.
^ This is interesting to see. I wonder how many Kyrgyz will
change to a Matronymic when they turn 18. ^
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