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9. Dispute over which names to use on Priests' children's national identity cards causes tension between church and state

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Year: 
2010
Week: 
36
Article number: 
9
Article pages: 
16
Date of source: 
September 3, 2010
Author: 
Sherif Al Dawakhly
Reviewer: 
Ahmad al-Ghaz&#363l&#299
Article summary: 

Tensions are developing following the Civil Status Department's refusal to renew a number of priests' children's national identity cards under their fathers' clerical names. Legal Adviser to the Church, Najīb Jibrā'īl, says that he has spoken to Anwar Islam, Deputy Assistant to the Minister of Justice, and will send in a memorandum requesting the issue be resolved.

Key Words: Civil Status Department - Najīb Jibrā'īl - Anwar Islam - Ministry of Justice

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