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To tackle a critical issue, namely “Coptic divorce,” related legislation, existing realities, and opinions of experts must be considered. Dialogue would eventually lead to a solution to open the door for thousands of Copts hopelessly seeking refuge at the Clerical Council and Egyptian courts.
The Church’s non-recognition of civil divorce and its subsequent refusal to authorize marriage for a second time is in fact a very sensitive issue and must be settled once and for all. The problem facing Christians is due to an absence of dialogue and intellectual liaison between the Church and...
The situation became very complicated for Christians who are either seeking divorce or are getting married again after they have secured a court ruling for obtaining a divorce. Now there are about 160,000 cases attempting to deal with this complicated issue.
It has to be understood why matters are so complicated in personal status matters for Copts, who beforehand used to belong to the Church in each and every detail of their lives.
All problems that Copts face pertain to the sovereignty over personal status laws. Are personal status laws within the jurisdiction of the State or the Church? The Church deems that it has the absolute right to manage the lives of its followers and the State believes that the Law should take...
In the 20th century there were two ideologies concerning divorce: the first was crystallized in the Regulations of 1938, which draws on syllogism and expansion in detailing conditions of marriage collapse. The second is the prevailing policy since 1971 and is characterized by flexibility and taking...
Sabāh al-Khayr magazine recently tackled the subject ‘Copts’ divorce.’ Many think that the Church must reconsider the personal status affairs of Copts according to modern reality, but they do not have the will or the courage to declare it in public.
Muhammad Nour Farahāt, a professor of Law interested in the philosophy behind laws, stated that he has been calling for a unified personal status law for both Copts and Muslims. He believes that a nation must be governed by one law. Such a law would take into consideration both the religious and...
Divorce has become a thorny issue for Copts. The courts allow it, while churches do not and refrain from granting remarriage permissions. Christian women resort to Khul c and some call for the civil marriage to escape the stranglehold of the religious one.
The crisis of Wafā’ Costantine has opened the door to discuss many issues concerning Copts, their status in society and their relationship with both the state and the Church. The crisis of Costantine has also shed light on the problem of Coptic divorce, which has become chronic for the last thirty...

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