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Date of source: Tuesday, June 14, 2005
A number of Egyptians residing in the US have set up a church independent from the Coptic Orthodox Church, and set up a headquarters in Egypt under the name St. Athanasius Church. Dr. Max Michel was ordained as its bishop carrying the name Maximus Hannā.
Date of source: Tuesday, April 12, 2005
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.
Date of source: Tuesday, March 29, 2005
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...
Date of source: Tuesday, March 15, 2005
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.
Date of source: Tuesday, March 8, 2005
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.
Date of source: Tuesday, March 1, 2005
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...
Date of source: Tuesday, February 15, 2005
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...
Date of source: Tuesday, February 15, 2005
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.
Date of source: Tuesday, February 1, 2005
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...
Date of source: Tuesday, January 25, 2005
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.
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Dialogue Across Borders is a database of summary translations of Arabic newspaper articles with references to their sources about intercultural and interreligious relations, focusing primarily but not exclusively on Muslim-Christian relations. The database also contains articles with editorial analysis and interviews on the subject.