Date of source: Friday, December 20, 2024
Priest Rifʿat Fatḥī, Secretary-General of the Evangelical Synod of the Nile, noted that clergymen and Christian advisors have added several measures in the new law to protect women’s interests in relation to family-related issues and disputes.
Date of source: Tuesday, October 29, 2024
On 29th October, during a symposium, the Center for Egyptian Women’s Legal Assistance (CEWLA) met in the province of al-Minyā in Upper Egypt to discuss issues pertaining to personal status law of non-Muslims in Egypt.
Date of source: Sunday, February 25, 2024
Monṣif Sulaymān, the Coptic Orthodox Church’s legal advisor and a member of the House of Representatives’ Religious Affairs Committee, anticipates the official promulgation of the personal status law for Copts in June, pending the completion of the Justice Ministry’s review.
Date of source: Tuesday, April 4, 2023
A fatwā issued by al-Azhar has led to the return of the child, Shinūda, to the Coptic couple who raised him, following his time spent in the care of social services in an orphanage. These events have once again caused the matter of Christian adoption to be examined. According to the current law,...
Date of source: Friday, November 4, 2022
The question of personal status law for Christians is controversial, not only due to the complex details of this law and its connection to religious belief but also because of the different ways marriage is treated by Christian churches.
Date of source: Saturday, May 28, 2022
Thanks to pressures of social media, Mary Majdī escaped a possible death. After the spread of a video of her husband beating her with a stick and threatening her with a knife when he almost killed her. The husband was referred to trial, and the first of its sessions was last Thursday. The judge...
Date of source: Wednesday, July 14, 2021
Al-Wafd interviewed newly ordained Archbishop of the Anglican/Episcopal Church Sāmī Fawzī, discussing several topics like the new personal status law and the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam dispute. The interview is as follows:
Date of source: Sunday, July 4, 2021
After 76 years of asking for a Christian personal status law in Egypt, churches and the government have agreed on a bill that will be revealed soon after it goes to the House of Representatives to be approved.
Date of source: Sunday, July 4, 2021
Munṣif Sulaymān, Legal Advisor to the Coptic Orthodox Church and member of the House of Representatives, announced the completion of reviewing the Family Law (Personal Status for Copts) in the Ministry of Justice. All sides have agreed on all articles of the draft law after 16 sessions that brought...
Date of source: Saturday, July 3, 2021
Counsellor Munṣif Najīb Sulaymān, member of parliament and representative of the Coptic Orthodox Church, announced that the second parliamentary session's agenda will include a legislative proposal for Christian families; a draft that can be considered a civilizational leap for Christian families...