Date of source: Monday, February 27, 2006
A conference has discussed Egyptian women’s rights in the current Personal Status Law. The attendants demanded the amendment of some articles of the aforementioned laws, guaranteeing the rights of women and children.
Date of source: Thursday, September 22, 2005
A discussion of the difficulties for Copts wishing to divorce their spouses.
Date of source: Monday, July 26, 2004
Sheikh Ahmad Aly Othman, whose wife accused him of asking her to sleep with other men for money and beating her violently, came to the newspaper headquarters to respond to what his wife said. He said that he did not ask his wife to sleep with other men and that his wife wants to destroy him.
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Date of source: Saturday, August 24, 2002
The Azhar Scholars’ Front tries to put an end to the many conflicts between the Sheikh of the Azhar and the former general secretary of the Azhar Scholars’ Front who is sentenced to a year imprisonment on the charge of defaming the Sheikh of the Azhar.
Date of source: Tuesday, January 25, 2005
Divorce has become a thorny issue for Copts. The courts allow it, while churches do not and refrain from granting remarriage permissions. Christian women resort to Khul c and some call for the civil marriage to escape the stranglehold of the religious one.
Date of source: Friday, January 7, 2005
The Bible says “no divorce except for marital unfaithfulness.” Pope Shenouda insists on applying the Biblical text literally thinking, that he should obey God, not the people.
Date of source: Friday, December 14, 2001
The law of Khul’a is to be applied only on Muslims and non-Muslims who follow the same religion but not the same denomination. It cannot be applied on the non-Muslims who follow the same religion and the same denomination.
Date of source: Saturday, November 17, 2001 to Friday, November 23, 2001
A Christian actress failed to obtain divorce from her husband after eight years of her case being examined by courts. So she changed her denomination from Coptic Orthodox to Syrian Orthodox to force her case to be examined according to the personal status law for Muslims. Furthermore, to hasten...
Date of source: Sunday, July 1, 2001
During a Rotary meeting, Pope Shenouda refused to comment on the incidents caused by Al-Nabaa newspaper, explaining it was in the hands of justice now. He said that he trusted the court which would give everyone his right. He added that anyone can make mistakes but to insult the monastery that...
Date of source: Sunday, April 29, 2001
Cairo Criminal Court acquitted the former head of the Azhar Scholars Front of defaming the Sheikh of the Azhar. The court stressed that the former used his constitutional right in criticizing the Grand Imam and that the aim of the criticism was public interest.