Date of source: Wednesday, March 12, 2008
The Egyptian press continues to devote attention to the different reactions to the Supreme Administrative Court ruling allowing Christian divorcees to remarry. The church rejected the ruling and considered it against the Bible and church codes. Some authors highlighted the tragic influence of the...
Date of source: Sunday, March 16, 2008
Ranā Mamdūh reports that the Administrative Judicial Court, headed by Counselor Muhammad al-Husaynī, the deputy head of the State Council, decided to adjourn the judgment in 12 lawsuits filed by Christian converts to Islam.
Date of source: Sunday, March 9, 2008
Sidhom discusses a draft personal status law that the church presented to the Minister of Justice and laments the fact that executive and legislative authorities procrastinate so much when it comes to Christian or Coptic concerns.
Date of source: Thursday, March 6, 2008
The Supreme Administrative Court in Egypt issued a controversial ruling that guarantees Christian divorcees the right to a second marriage. The Coptic Orthodox Church rejects the ruling and declares that there is no authority on Earth that can oblige the church to go against their conscience....
Date of source: Thursday, February 21, 2008
The article reports on a letter of Max Michel to Pope Shenouda, in which Michel points to how Christians of Egypt have been increasingly abandoning their faith because of hardships in obtaining church divorce.
Date of source: Monday, February 4, 2008
The Administrative Court has rejected a lawsuit that was filed by the Muslim convert to Christianity, Muhammad Hijāzī and has allowed Bahā’ī’s to leave the religion field empty or write "other" on their identity cards. The Egyptian press reported the two rulings and commented on the increasing...
Date of source: Sunday, January 13, 2008
The article discusses the case of two Christian girls whose father has converted to Islam. A court ruling has ordered that their mother hand over her two children to their father so that they can be raised as Muslims.
Date of source: Sunday, January 13, 2008
The Administrative Judicial Court has rejected 105 out of the 400 lawsuits presented by converts who want to officially re-embrace Christianity.
Date of source: Monday, July 30, 2007
Muḥammad al-Bāz discusses the Coptic unified personal status law that was prepared in 1978 but has never been certified. al-Bāz believes that the law will increase the sufferings of Copts as it will close the door to divorce and will leave Copts, who have problems in their marital lives, with only...
Date of source: Sunday, May 27, 2007
Tarek Heggy presents a unique perspective on many problems that Copts claim to suffer from in Egyptian society, providing examples of action that he would take were he in the same position.