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2. The Supreme Constitutional Court canceled the precondition of a husband’s consent for his wife to travel abroad.
Date of source: Sunday, November 5, 2000
The Supreme Constitutional Court decided to abolish the decree of the Minister of Interior which made it necessary for the husband to agree to his wife traveling abroad as a prerequisite to issue her a passport. In addition, it canceled the Presidential decree which entitled the Minister of...
24. Orthodox couple in court for five years to obtain divorce
Date of source: Monday, September 26, 2005
A Coptic couple have finally been granted the right to divorce after five years of legal battles.
4. Abandoning the crowd of the Umma is like drowning in sin
Date of source: Saturday, June 26, 2004
Dr. Youssef Al-Qaradawi answers questions concerning the degree of freedom enjoyed by non-Muslims in a Muslim society. Are they to be judged according to the Shari’a of Islam [Islamic law] or by their own law? One of the freedoms guaranteed by Islam to non-Muslims is the freedom to keep their...
3. A statement from Al-Azhar scholars about the draft of the Personal Status law
Date of source: Friday, January 21, 2000
The statement that was issued by a group of Al-Azhar scholars about the draft of the Personal Status Law says: God has ordered his prophet in the Holy Qur’an to follow him and to obey his orders. The pure Shari’a is an order from God and we have to obey his orders! ...
1. Illegitimate, illegal or just ill-advised?
Date of source: Thursday, February 18, 1999 to Wednesday, February 24, 1999
Many young people are coming to believe that Urfi marriage is the only legitimate alternative to premarital sex, which is condemned as sinful. Mohamed Sayed Tantawi, the Grand Sheikh of Al-Azhar, called upon the government to ban Urfi marriages at a Fair seminar last week, saying that "these...

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