Date of source: Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Although Egyptian civil law does not prohibit conversion from one religion to another, there are discrepancies in an individual’s ability to convert.
Date of source:
[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:
The Prosecutor
General ordered the freezing of the judicial investigation of
Nawal al-Sa’adawi, concerning the
notification, lawyer Nabih al-Wahish introduced against her. After the
investigation he ordered her
acquittal because nothing in the notification indicated that she had committed an...
Date of source: Tuesday, November 25, 1997
Discussion about the issue of divorce in the Coptic church, the ten conditions under which divorce was allowed in the 1938 law, and Pope Shenouda’s rejection of these conditions.
Date of source: Thursday, May 18, 2006
The Coptic Orthodox Church refuses to allow divorced Copts to be remarried, unless adultery has been proven.
Date of source: Saturday, May 6, 2006 to Friday, May 12, 2006
Rose al-Yousuf publishes the full text of the appeal made by Pope Shenouda III against a court ruling obliging him to grant permission to divorced Copts to remarry.
Date of source: Wednesday, November 13, 2002 to Friday, November 29, 2002
The administrative court reinstated an archpriest whom the church deposed because of marrying divorced Copts without obtaining the permission of the church. The church does not allow for divorce except for marital infidelity. That is why it does not allow a second marriage except for the one whose...
Date of source: Monday, February 20, 2006
A recent study published on Copts United website has revealed that many Egyptian Copts feel totally trapped because of the church’s restrictions on divorce. Despite having obtained divorce rulings from the state’s personal status courts, Copts are denied the right to a second marriage by the church...
Date of source: Tuesday, December 20, 2005
A list of the questions submitted to Egyptians, concerning the article, written by Yustina Saleh on the second article of the Egyptian constitution.
Date of source: Wednesday, September 1, 2004
This report presents the interviews with nineteen people, 18 Egyptians and one American researcher about the importance of the work of Arab-West Report, people of different backgrounds, Muslims and Christians, clergy and non-clergy, including scholars and human rights lawyers. Christian...