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2. Against whom they raise the rod of the Law?
Date of source: Sunday, June 4, 2000
In this article, Mustafa Mahmoud speaks about the true meaning of Shari’a [Islamic law], to whom it has been given and on whose shoulders rests the responsibility of applying it. He comments on the attitude of those who exploit Shari’a in their demonstration saying what Khalid Mohammed Khalid said...
5. Return of the Birds of Darkness!
Date of source: Saturday, December 25, 1999
The birds of darkness have returned to flap their wings once again, in an attempt to stop the wheel of progress in this country [of Egypt]; the occasion is the draft of the new Personal Status Law, that tries to lift some burdens off the Egyptian woman. Last week was the rage week of extremists,...
28. The beginning of the first implementation of the law of religious persecution. America calls upon Egypt to give the Baha’is the opportunity to worship
Date of source: Monday, September 27, 1999
This Freedom from Religious Persecution Act gives America the right to interfere in diplomatic ways to the concerned governments and if a government does not respond, it is the right of the U.S. administration to impose any sanctions that it (the U.S.) sees fit. The author stresses that several...
4. Semi-pious dancers spur religious brawl
Date of source: Thursday, April 22, 1999 to Wednesday, April 28, 1999
Egypt’s state theologian, Mufti Nasr Farid Wasel on April 17, denied reports that he had issued a fatwa (religious opinion) saying that it was haram (forbidden) under Islam for actresses and belly dancers to perform the hajj (Muslim pilgrimage).
13. The Personal Status Law for Christian denominations in Egypt
Date of source: Friday, March 5, 1999
No for the pagan adoption; yes for Islamic custody. A Coptic priest believes adoption to be a pagan creation inherited from Byzantine law. Islam replaces adoption with custody to protect family relationships and the holiness of matrimony. Adoption has infiltrated western societies which renounced...
17. Illegitimate Children are Legal
Date of source: Monday, February 1, 1999
After the passage of more than 20 years since the first attempt at issuing a unified Personal Status Law binding all Christian denominations, an agreement has finally been reached in the last couple of days. Rose al-Yūsif obtained the full text of the Personal Status Law for the Copts and describes...

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