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Date of source: Tuesday, July 13, 2004 to Tuesday, July 20, 2004
For several weeks, the movie ?Baheb al-Sima? [I Love Cinema] has been discussed in the Egyptian press. Following are the articles published about the controversial movie in the Arabic press available in Egypt.
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The Cairo Court of Appeal said
that Israel is the first beneficiary of the law of khula? which can destroy the Egyptian society and its Islamic and
Arabic traditions. The deputy of the patriarch of the Coptic Catholic Church in Egypt said that khula? is a new civil
legislation not known in...
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[Khul‘‘ is wife?s request for divorce in return for the dowry and gifts she had received from
him].
Pope Shenouda expressed his satisfaction at the fact that the court rejected the khula? request of a
Coptic wife. He said that the decision was based on the teachings of Christianity and reflected...
Date of source: Friday, March 22, 2002
The Cairo Personal Status Court refused to hear the first case of khula? filed by a
Christian wife. The court based its judgment on the on the commandment of the Bible that the wife should not be
separated from her husband except for marital unfaithfulness. Lawyers of other Coptic wives asking...
Date of source:
[Khul‘‘ is wife?s request for
divorce in return for the dowry and gifts she had received from him].
Date of source: Saturday, February 23, 2002
Adel
Youssef, a lawyer, said that he expected that the court would agree to divorce actress Hala Sidqi from her husband
because he follows a different denomination from hers, which means that their case can be examined according to the
personal status law of the Muslims.
Date of source: Friday, June 2, 2006
The article praises the
achievements of
Egypt’s first lady, Mrs. Suzan Mubārak whose activities, says the author, are based on
genuine faith,
sound thought and a practical approach.
Date of source: Monday, May 8, 2006
Seventy
thousand Christian women issued divorce lawsuits, but the church refuses to
admit them, the author claims.
As a result, many Christians turn to civil marriage or live with a sense of guilt.
Date of source: Saturday, March 4, 2006 to Friday, March 10, 2006
The article discusses a draft law proposed by a women’s rights advocacy center calling for denying Muslim men the right to have a unilateral divorce, while at the same time stressing women’s freedom to have a unilateral divorce.
Date of source: Friday, October 10, 2003
The article is an interview with Coptic Orthodox Pope Shenouda III. He comments on the relation between the church and the state, opposition within the church, divorce among Copts, homosexuality, his relations with former president Sadāt and his relation with Archpriest Mattá al-Maskīn [Yūsuf...
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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.