Date of source: Saturday, July 9, 2011
"Awake and arise, Christians, we will not say it to the priests, the archbishops or the pope…we are not in a jungle" - were chants of Copts denied remarriage.
The agonized cries echoed on the stairs of the Ministry of Justice on July 8 as they protested about church laws on marriage and divorce....
Date of source: Sunday, August 15, 2010
Kamal Zakher, the coordinator of Coptic secular bloc, is waiting for the Ministry of Justice's decision concerning the secular united personal status law for Copts.
Date of source: Friday, March 25, 2011
Egypt's right groups, legal experts and revolutionaries on 24 March 2011 balked at the government's approval of a draft law to criminalize protests.
Date of source: Friday, June 18, 2010
The author highlights the meeting between Pope Shenouda of Alexandria and Dr. Mufīd Shihāb, the State’s Minister for Parliamentary Councils, to discuss the unified personal status law for Christians in Egypt.
Date of source: Saturday, May 15, 2010
This article summarizes the results of a report by the Judicial Statistics Centre. It focuses on economic crimes of the past 8 years, finding that in all sections crime has increased by around 100%.
Date of source: Sunday, January 3, 2010
The article deals with decision of the Administrative Court refusal to allow Jehovah's Witnesses from practicing their rituals in Egypt.
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Over the past decade many Egyptians involved in disputes have attempted settlement through what are known as 'reconciliation sessions'.
Date of source: Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Pope Shenouda puts an end to the dispute over a church in Rosetta and orders it to be handed over to the justice in charge after the judicial decision.
Date of source: Sunday, February 11, 2007
Max Michel’s lawyer asserts the legitimacy of the archiepiscopate of Bishop Maximus I, expressing that Michel belongs to the Holy See of the Orthodox Church that adopts the Julian calendar.
Date of source: Monday, November 27, 2006
Divorce issues pose serious problems in many Copts’ private life and are causing a severe conflict between the state and the Coptic Orthodox Church.