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The Cairo Court of Appeal said
that Israel is the first beneficiary of the law of khula? which can destroy the Egyptian society and its Islamic and
Arabic traditions. The deputy of the patriarch of the Coptic Catholic Church in Egypt said that khula? is a new civil
legislation not known in...
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[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: Friday, March 22, 2002
The Cairo Personal Status Court refused to hear the first case of khula? filed by a
Christian wife. The court based its judgment on the on the commandment of the Bible that the wife should not be
separated from her husband except for marital unfaithfulness. Lawyers of other Coptic wives asking...
Date of source: Saturday, February 23, 2002
Adel
Youssef, a lawyer, said that he expected that the court would agree to divorce actress Hala Sidqi from her husband
because he follows a different denomination from hers, which means that their case can be examined according to the
personal status law of the Muslims.
Date of source: Friday, October 17, 1997
SAT7 is also only concerned with broadcasting Christian material, but a number of famous Coptic artists have refused to have any relation whatsoever with the channel.
Date of source: Saturday, May 27, 2006
The author of the article reviews a book by Karīma Kamāl, a journalist known for her articles discussing the problematic issue of divorce among Copts.
Date of source: Thursday, March 23, 2006
Hala Sidqī, a Coptic actress who got divorced after filing a khul‘ lawsuit against her ex-husband, comments on the court ruling requiring the church to give Christian divorcees permission to re-marry.
Date of source: Monday, January 28, 2002
Christian actress Hala Sidqi raised a khul´a case against her husband after changing her religious denomination. A Christian lawyer said that according to the law of the canonical courts, the marriage contract is considered to be invalid if the husband or the wife changes his/her denomination...
Date of source: Thursday, September 22, 2005
A discussion of the difficulties for Copts wishing to divorce their spouses.
Date of source: Monday, September 26, 2005
William claims that Pope Shenouda is deliberately blocking his application to remarry, based on the notion that his ex-wife, Sidqī, changed her denomination and obtained a final court ruling for divorce on March 30, 2002.