An MP is drafting legislation to set rules on engagement. Not “rules of engagement” as in when you can open fire on the enemy. No. Rules on becoming engaged to be married. House representative Abla El Hawari announced that she is nearly done drafting amendments to the Personal Status Law that would legally bind engaged couples to tie the knot within a year of being engaged, Egypt Independent said on Sunday. The amendments also include “rules for the annulment of an engagement” and fines imposed on whichever party breaks the engagement, which would be determined according to contracts signed by the parents at the time of the engagement. Hawari plans on collecting signatures for her proposal during the first few sessions of Ramadan.