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32. Caught between two evils
Date of source: Sunday, October 7, 2007
The author discusses the problems that have arisen based on the Land Reclamation Law that was passed in 1961, and how this law is impacting Egyptians that were originally able to live on a lot of land allocated to them by a generous land-owner, who have thrice had their homes torn down since then.
47. A Christian man accused the government of persecuting Copts and resorted to the Vatican when the Family Court referred to the Abi H&#803anifah school of Islamic law in a lawsuit he had filed to determine his daughter’s paternity
Date of source: Monday, August 27, 2007
A Catholic husband doubts the paternity of his daughter and criticizes the Egyptian judicial authorities that dealt with his family’s life by relying on the Islamic Sharī‘ah. The Catholic Church criticized the issue and preferred a church court that might refer in serious cases to the pope of the...
25. Thanks to Dr. al-Fiqi and General Sa‘d al-Din
Date of source: Sunday, May 13, 2007
The problem of ‘Izbat Hannā was solved. The governor of al-Minyā bought the land on which 29 Christian families lived to build a public foundation. Many conflicts were aroused over the land, the latest of which concerned building an Azhar institution, which sparked protests from the Christian...
38. This earth is mine
Date of source: Sunday, March 4, 2007
A description of the lives of Copts living near the Nile in the village of Ezbet Hanna Ayoub who are in a conflict with the Land Reclamation Authority [LRA] over the ownership of their land. The author warns that poor policy on the part of the authorities can lead to sectarian violence.
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