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Date of source: Wednesday, January 1, 2025
The draft of the new personal status law consists of 355 articles divided into three sections, including 175 articles pertaining to guardianship of individuals, 89 articles on ownership of finances and 91 articles related to procedures, according to the chair of the committee preparing the draft.
Date of source: Monday, January 6, 2025
A member of the National Council for Human Rights, Dr. Muḥammad Mamdūḥ, has said that the draft of the new personal status law is structured in a way that preserves the rights of all family members and avoids bias in favor of men or women over each other.
Date of source: Monday, January 6, 2025
In a speech to Coptic Orthodox Christians, President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī stated that everything that happens is decreed by God and Egyptians have to do whatever they can to protect the homeland through friendship and love for one another.
Date of source: Monday, January 6, 2025
Renowned media figure ʿAmr Adīb has said that President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī’s statements during his visit to the Cathedral of the Nativity of Christ to offer congratulations over Coptic Christmas addressed all Egyptians and went beyond mere well-wishing.
Date of source: Monday, January 6, 2025
“All state affairs are handled with honor and integrity,” President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī stated when wishing Coptic Orthodox Christians a peaceful new year when he visited the Cathedral of the Nativity of Christ on Eastern Christmas, situated in the New Administrative Capital, 45 kilometers east...
Date of source: Sunday, January 5, 2025
The Catholic Church in Jordan is preparing for an important occasion coming up – the official consecration of the Church of the Baptism of the Lord (Kanīsa maʿamūdiyya al-sayyīd al-masīḥ)in Wādī al-Kharrār, the desert area near the River of Jordan where according to the Gospel, Christ was baptised...
Date of source: Monday, December 23, 2024
Grand Muftī of Egypt, Dr. Naẓīr ʿAyyād has stated that Dār al-Iftā’ approves of many of the issues raised within the draft law on personal status affairs.
Date of source: Thursday, December 26, 2024
Amendments expected to be added to the Moroccan Family Code have sparked large-scale controversy, with many considering the country’s personal status law, known as the Family Code, as a “major reform in regulating family affairs and protecting the rights of individuals.”
Date of source: Tuesday, December 24, 2024
Ambassador Mushīra Khaṭṭāb, chair of the National Council for Human Rights (NCHR), has described the Criminal Procedures Law as a “great step” that is expected to be followed by more alternatives, and will serve the National Human Rights Strategy well.
Date of source: Friday, December 20, 2024
The discussion began on Facebook pages when a Catholic user prayed for Mary’s “tears,” whilst other non-Catholics commented and wondered about the meaning of this supplication, which then led to conversations about other matters related to the Virgin Mary. The contents of the debate are presented...
Emerging Perspectives on Intercultural and Interreligious Relations
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.