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Date of source: Monday, June 27, 2005
Qataouta Shenouda Jayyid married to Nasr Nasr ‘Adwān, 12 years ago. After marriage she found out he was married to three other Christians and a Muslim woman wearing the niqāb.
Date of source: Monday, December 23, 2002
Issues of personal status and dismissed priests show that there is a discrepancy between civil and ecclesiastical rules. The church considers dismissing mistaken clergymen part of its authority. Still, the court deals with the decisions of the church administratively that can be appealed before the...
Date of source: Saturday, December 14, 2002
Khul´a is divorce upon the request of the wife]
Date of source: Saturday, December 14, 2002 to Friday, December 20, 2002
The article gives an overview of a draft personal status law for Christian denominations. The Minister of Justice said the ministry is studying the draft law in order to refer it to the parliament.
Date of source: Wednesday, November 13, 2002 to Friday, November 29, 2002
The administrative court reinstated an archpriest whom the church deposed because of marrying divorced Copts without obtaining the permission of the church. The church does not allow for divorce except for marital infidelity. That is why it does not allow a second marriage except for the one whose...
Date of source: Saturday, November 9, 2002 to Friday, November 15, 2002
The administrative court issued a decree that allows fired priest Andraous Aziz to come back to work. This might draw the church into crisis, especially if it tries to counteract the judicial decision. It also may limit the authority of the church over religious men.
Date of source: Monday, November 4, 2002
State Council Court established a legal principle stating that the decrees of the Orthodox Church are considered administrative decrees that can be appealed. The establishment of this principle came after the Administrative Court announced its verdict invalidating a decree issued by Pope Shenouda...
Date of source: Tuesday, September 10, 2002
Al-Ahram interviewed Pope Shenouda in Canada. He spoke about the issue of building churches after the instructions made by President Mubarak and the suspended cases of Coptic personal status. He also spoke about the objectives of his visits to the USA and Canada as well as the relation between the...
Date of source: Thursday, May 30, 2002
The pope spoke in an interview with Al-Gomhuria about church permits, the Waqfs of Copts, emigrant Copts, Al-Khula´ issue and what was said about Jesus Christ having half brothers. He also spoke about the weak representation of Copts in the People´s Assembly and the Shura Council and the...
Date of source: Sunday, April 14, 2002
The personal status cases filed by a Christian couple following the same denomination are examined according to the law of their denomination. In many previous cases, personal statues courts gave their rulings in the light of the teachings of Christianity. According to Orthodox Copts, divorce can...
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Dialogue Across Borders is a database of summary translations of Arabic newspaper articles with references to their sources about intercultural and interreligious relations, focusing primarily but not exclusively on Muslim-Christian relations. The database also contains articles with editorial analysis and interviews on the subject.