Date of source: Friday, December 15, 2023
The Maronite denomination emerged in Egypt in 1745, when the Aleppo monk, Mūsa Hilāna, consecrated al-Bārija, the first Maronite church in Damietta (Dumyāṭ), as well as in Egypt and Africa.
Date of source: Monday, October 2, 2023
Egypt has experienced security and stability during the past ten years, and the Copts of Egypt have experienced this first-hand as they have lived through a period of consolidation of rules of citizenship with the power of the law.
Date of source: Monday, September 11, 2023
Minister of Justice, ʿUmar Marwān, said that the new personal status law for both Muslims and Christians has been finalized, adding that the law for the Christians is a “historic” one as it is the first of its kind in Egypt.
Date of source: Sunday, August 13, 2023
Egyptian Christians are still waiting for the endorsement of a unified personal status law, which is a constitutional right that the Egyptian parliament has not taken heed of since the 2014 constitution was approved.
Date of source: Thursday, June 22, 2023
The rules on marriage and divorce in Islam have not only been taken from the books of fiqh (jurisprudence), but have also emerged as the result of the interaction of several factors.
Date of source: Saturday, May 27, 2023
A scholar of al-Azhar, Shaykh Aḥmad Turk, said the participants at the National Dialogue session have discussed the amendments of the law on guardianship to switch directly from the father to the mother in order to ease the procedures on mothers managing their children’s money after the death of...
Date of source: Saturday, June 24, 2023
Coptic Orthodox Archbishop, Bōlā of Ṭanṭā, stated that the personal status law for Copts is almost finalized, adding that the reason for the delay is because a similar law for Muslims is also expected to be declared.
Date of source: Wednesday, June 21, 2023
Copts are getting prepared to mark the anniversary of the June 30 revolution. This day also marks nine years of the rule of President ͑Abd al-Fattāh al-Sīsī, whom some Coptic figures praise for the laws that brought about relief in Coptic circles.
Date of source: Friday, August 4, 2023
On Thursday (August 03), the National Dialogue held a public session to discuss three issues families face after divorce –Ṫāʿa, Nafaqa and al-Kadd wa al- Saʿāya–which are listed on the agenda of the Family & Societal Coherence Committee.
Date of source: Thursday, April 6, 2023
The Family Affairs Court has explained the reasoning behind its decision to allow Copts to apply their own religious law when it comes to matters of inheritance in the Christian community. This followed a lawsuit brought forth by a Coptic woman seeking to amend the inheritance to be received by her...