Date of source: Sunday, June 4, 2006
A controversial article on the growing Islamization of Egypt and the effect this has on the Coptic community.
Date of source: Sunday, June 4, 2006
Claims that Pakistani Christian children sold as slaves to fund Islamic militants and that the police have failed to take action, despite two Christian missionaries providing photographic evidence of children being sold.
Date of source: Saturday, May 27, 2006
The author of the article reviews a book by Karīma Kamāl, a journalist known for her articles discussing the problematic issue of divorce among Copts.
Date of source: Thursday, May 25, 2006
Well-known
Egyptian feminist writer, Dr. Nawāl al-Sa‘dāwī and her daughter,
Muna Hilmi,
otherwise known as Muna Nawal Hilmī,
have sparked heated controversy over their
recent
statements,
in which they argued that a child should take his/her mother’s name,
thus
contradicting Islamic shari‘a...
Date of source: Monday, May 29, 2006
The review deals with a fatwa by Muftī of the
Republic Dr. ‘Alī Jum‘a on the right of a non-Muslim mother to retain custody of
her
children in the case of her husband’s conversion to Islam in light of a lawsuit filed by a Christian
convert
to Islam who claimed the right to custody of his...
Date of source: Friday, May 26, 2006
The clerical committee is different from the
administrative court, since it is not a
governmental or administrative entity; however it is only a committee that
consists of monks and priests.
Therefore, this committee has its own laws and provisions concerning the issues of
divorce and...
Date of source: Thursday, May 18, 2006
The Coptic Orthodox Church refuses to allow divorced Copts to be remarried, unless adultery has been proven.
Date of source: Friday, May 19, 2006
Rose al-Yousuf magazine continues its reportage on the
controversial issue of divorce and Coptic Christianity.
Date of source: Friday, May 12, 2006
The author publishes the text of the reasons on which the Administrative Judiciary Court relied to give its controversial sentence compelling Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria to grant permit for a second marriage to a Copt who divorced his wife by a court ruling.
Date of source: Sunday, May 14, 2006
In this interview Bishop Boulā of
Tantā
and the head of the clerical council speaks about Coptic personal status problems.