Date of source: Friday, May 19, 2006
The article deals with the issue of the defrocking of priests and monks as 50 clergymen
have been
defrocked during the past five years, the most recent of whom were two priests in al-Jīza
parish who were
defrocked for committing financial excesses and violating canon laws.
Date of source: Monday, May 29, 2006
The review deals with a fatwa by Muftī of the
Republic Dr. ‘Alī Jum‘a on the right of a non-Muslim mother to retain custody of
her
children in the case of her husband’s conversion to Islam in light of a lawsuit filed by a Christian
convert
to Islam who claimed the right to custody of his...
Date of source: Saturday, May 13, 2006
The
movie adaptation of Dan Brown’s controversial novel, The Da Vinci Code, will not
be seen in Egypt
when it is released worldwide on May 19, 2006, ‘Abd al-Latīf Jābir writes
in al-Sharq
al-Awsat of May 10, 2006. The controversy comes as the movie claims that Jesus married Mary
Magdalene...
Date of source: Friday, May 5, 2006
Christians in Egypt have rejected a document
that is alleged by
some to allow missionary work in Egypt, arguing that it will increase tension between Muslims
and Copts.
AWR has already published Shaykh al-Zifzāf’s denial fo these claims, with a link
to the
full text of the document.
Date of source: Monday, April 10, 2006
A Coptic businessman has distributed his wealth according to the Islamic Sharī‘a for fear that his wealth would be lost by their husbands
Date of source: Thursday, April 6, 2006
The court
transfers the custody of children from a Christian mother to her husband
who converted to Islam.
Date of source: Tuesday, September 18, 2001
The Summary Justice Court started examining a lawsuit filed by a number of Coptic lawyers against the Minister of Interior to oblige him to register the uniform of Coptic Orthodox clergy. It is believed that the lawsuit was filed as a result of Al-Nabaa’s article about a former monk who continued...
Date of source: Wednesday, March 29, 2006
The Egyptian church is refusing a court ruling allowing a Christian, who converted to Islam, to have custody of his children in favor of their Christian mother, appealing to top Muslim clerics to intervene.
Date of source: Monday, March 13, 2006
Coptic intellectuals are divided over the step taken by Coptic activists in the West to discuss the Coptic file before the Human Rights Committee of the United Nations. Some believe that such step is the only possible action in order to attract the government’s attention to the problems of Copts,...
Date of source: Wednesday, March 8, 2006
Coptic human rights lawyer Najīb Jibrā’īl claims that the Egyptian regime is responsible for the internationalization of Copts’ issues.