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The modern state is built on the concept of citizenship. Citizens are equal in front of the law regardless of their color or their religion. The current Egyptian constitution reflects the above-mentioned concept—the concept of citizenship and equality among citizens—in its content.
Among the grievances long placed ‘on hold’ in Egypt is the attitude of state administrative and security apparatuses towards citizens who practice their right to convert from their original to another religious faith. If a Christian converts to Islam, officials welcome him or her with open arms and...
A husband whose wife gets divorce based on the personal status code for Orthodox Copts, regulating the affairs of marriage and divorce and other related matters, filed a lawsuit in which he challenged the code unconstitutional. The complainant argues the Holy Bible, which is the first source of...
The Egyptian Higher State Security Prosecution renewed the jail sentence of 53 members of the banned Muslim Brotherhood for a period of 15 days pending investigations into the group’s most recent cases. The authorities are still searching for three suspects wanted in relation to the case, two of...
The rebellion of the young women of the Azhar University has started. The Administrative Court affiliated to the State Council is currently examining about 60 lawsuits filed by female students from the Azhar University demanding equality with male students. The Azhar University prefers to enlist...
The article gives an idea of the problems related to considering the alleged shrine of Rabbi Abu Hasera an ancient Jewish site that is to fall under the supervision of the Antiquities Department.
Sheikh Youssef El Badry caused a storm by sending a court usher [mahdar] to the head of Radio and Television Union, and actor and talk show host Samir Sabri because of a television talk show, Heza Al-Masa’ [This Evening] that discussed the issue of female genital mutilation [FGM]. Among the...
There has been a wide political debate about a judicial complaint calling for the confiscation of the book “Al-Hijab: Ro’ya ‘Assriya” [The Headscarf: A Contemporary Perspective] by and the dismissal of the author and editor-in-chief of Hawa [Eve] magazine Iqbal Baraka from her job. The...
By assuming a civil, political role, the [Coptic] Orthodox Church deviated from its religious mission to adopt the sectarian isolationist ideology of the Umma al-Qibtīya “Coptic Nation Group” to become a “draft state”[in other words ‘Imāra is accusing the church of being separatist], following...
Wearing a niqāb has become a haunting issue that rises every now and then; women insist on wearing it and disrespecting security aspects and customs of the society.

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