Date of source: الأربعاء, آب (اغسطس) 31, 2005
According to the current Personal Status law, divorce is allowed if either spouse changes his / her denomination. Many couples who choose to separate use this exception to the ban on divorce as a way out of marriage.
Date of source: الأحد, آب (اغسطس) 28, 2005
Four men are standing at the edge of an era. Each is preparing himself for his eighth decade. On September 7, the day set for the presidential elections, they will all find themselves facing a new world with which they are not ready to engage.
Date of source: الأربعاء, آب (اغسطس) 24, 2005
cUrfi [informal] marriages have recently been increasing among young Muslims. They are now also occurring among Christians of different ages and social classes.
Date of source: السبت, آب (اغسطس) 27, 2005 to الجمعة, أيلول (سبتمبر) 2, 2005
The author comments that many people have been disturbed by the recent flood of often conflicting statements from the church concerning the political positions of clergymen. By putting themselves in the spotlight, church leaders are sending out a message that undermines the principles of...
Date of source: السبت, آب (اغسطس) 27, 2005 to الجمعة, أيلول (سبتمبر) 2, 2005
The Coptic Orthodox Church has recently been attacked by individuals that call themselves ‘opposition from within the church’. These people concentrate their attacks on the leaders of the church and allege that there is a barrier separating the pope from his congregation.
Date of source: السبت, آب (اغسطس) 27, 2005 to الجمعة, أيلول (سبتمبر) 2, 2005
Readers may recall that the public discussion on church issues came about through an initiative of Pope Shenouda III, the Patriarch of the See of Saint Mark and his interviews with journalist Mahmoud Fawzī. Fawzi has since published these interviews in a series of books beginning in 1985, with the...
Date of source: الخميس, آب (اغسطس) 25, 2005
The relentless attack waged by a number of church leaders and Christian intellectuals against Pope Shenouda III, the Patriarch of the See of Saint Mark, over his support for the reelection of President Husnī Mubārak has caused the Pope to lose a degree of control. He has begun to openly use the...
Date of source: الخميس, آب (اغسطس) 18, 2005
Court rulings annulling marriage contracts are on the rise and the author blames sexual impotence.
Date of source: الاثنين, آب (اغسطس) 22, 2005
Egypt’s Armenian Orthodox Patriarchy has accused the state of practicing discrimination between it and the Orthodox Copts, led by Pope Shenouda III, the Patriarch of the See of Saint Mark.
Date of source: السبت, أيلول (سبتمبر) 17, 2005 to الجمعة, أيلول (سبتمبر) 23, 2005
Sawsan Ibrāhīm ‘Abd al-Sayyid [daughter of late Father Ibrāhīm ‘Abd al-Sayyid] responds to Rose al-Yousuf’s interview with Bishop Mousa.