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25. Human rights to the rescue
Date of source: Sunday, November 16, 2008
Egyptians against Religious Discrimination have released a statement which claims that the ruling against Christian twins Andrew and Mario is a form of discrimination.
57. An appeal to the President (Original in English. Not edited by AWR)
Date of source: Sunday, October 19, 2008
A press conference was organized by the Egyptian Union for Human Rights Organisation to give reporters an opportunity to meet Camilia Lutfi and her twin sons Andrew and Mario. However the mother and her children did not turn up.
62. The dilemma of being Christian
Date of source: Sunday, October 5, 2008
A Christian mother and Muslim convert father, now separated, fight for the custody of their 13 year-old twins. The father wins the battle even though Egyptian law states that children under the age of 15 should stay with their mother, regardless of religion. The twins state that they are Christian...
58. Andrew and Mario in their father’s custody
Date of source: Sunday, September 28, 2008
The Alexandria Court of Appeals has ruled that the Muslim father of two Christian boys should be given custody of his children.
3. After proving the husband’s abandonment of adopting Islam: Andrew and Mario’s mother says that she will receive a custody ruling on February 28
Date of source: Saturday, February 23, 2008
The Alexandria Forensic Medical Authority, Department of Forgery Research, has stated that Andrew and Mario’s father’s signature on a document that shows that he decided not to convert to Islam is genuine. His wife hopes that she might now to be able to receive a verdict on the custody of their...
31. The Islamization of Egypt over the past few decades, Egyptian nationalism and patriotism have receded, leaving space for Pan-Islamism. The real victims of the drastic transformation are undoubtedly the Copts who have been made to endure a de-facto dhi
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.
9. Divorce for Orthodox Copts
Date of source: Sunday, April 14, 2002
The personal status cases filed by a Christian couple following the same denomination are examined according to the law of their denomination. In many previous cases, personal statues courts gave their rulings in the light of the teachings of Christianity. According to Orthodox Copts, divorce can...
38. People’s Assembly to debate equality between man and woman in adultery penalty
Date of source: Friday, April 22, 2005
Heated discussions are taking place in the National Council for Women and some non-governmental organizations to propose amendments to articles 237 and 277 of the penal code, which differentiate between a husband and his wife in case of adultery.
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