Date of source: Sunday, September 8, 2019
Rev. Munīr Ḥannā, Archbishop of the Episcopal Church of Egypt, said that although the church appreciates the role of women in serving the organization, it continues to oppose the ordination of women in the Diocese of Egypt, North Africa, and the Horn of Africa, which is part of the Jerusalem and...
Date of source: Wednesday, March 26, 2014
The coming Thursday (March 27) Nawāl Halīm will be the second female appointed head of the church council (council of shaykhs) of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church in Assuit. Samuel Bākī, the head of the church, stated that the church consists of shaykhs (presbyters) and pastors and that the...
Date of source: Sunday, March 12, 2017
Although the Egyptian church allows women access to a number of important positions, such as: nun, devotee, servant, and Guardian of Service and Hymns; there remain other domains that the Church completely prohibits women from accessing.
Date of source: Friday, October 2, 2009
Pope Shenouda III has expressed his refusal to allow women to join the clergy. He also criticized allowing non Orthodox church servants to come into Orthodox churches and participate in church activities.
Date of source: Sunday, September 28, 2008
Maria Graversen attended a seminar at AUC about female domestic workers in Egypt and reports on what she learnt.