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4. The Supreme Administrative Court refers appeals of the returnees to Christianity against listing their previous conversion to Islam in identity cards to the State Council’s Commissioners Board
Date of source: Sunday, April 27, 2008
The Supreme Administrative Court has referred an appeal filed by a number of Christian-born converts to Islam but returned to their birth religion. This move went against a previous ruling that required identity cards to note that they had converted from Islam.
18. Next Saturday, the court will rule in the claims of 13 Christian reconverts and the ruling in seven other claims was postponed
Date of source: Thursday, March 13, 2008
Article 47 in the Egyptian civil status law guarantees people’s right to change their religion on official papers according to the documents and provisions issued by the specialized institutions. The Supreme Administrative Court is expected to rule in 13 claims on March 15, 2008.
2. For the fourth time, the adjournment of the cases of returnees to Christianity
Date of source: Sunday, March 16, 2008
Ranā Mamdūh reports that the Administrative Judicial Court, headed by Counselor Muhammad al-Husaynī, the deputy head of the State Council, decided to adjourn the judgment in 12 lawsuits filed by Christian converts to Islam.
43. Dr. Ahmad Kamal Abu al-Majd...man legitimizes the crimes of the regime
Date of source: Saturday, February 16, 2008
The author writes that the deputy-head of the National Council for Human Rights, Dr. Ahmad Kamāl Abū al-Majd, publicly criticizes the regime only to avoid coming under criticism of human rights violations. The author says he does not really believe in what he says or he would not stay in the...
55. The Administrative Judiciary Court refuses to apply hadd al-riddah
Date of source: Friday, February 8, 2008
The Council of State's courts are not authorized to investigate lawsuits related to the application of hadd al-riddah.
20. In a report to the general prosecutor...a Christian woman accuses her ex-husband of kidnapping their daughter after his conversion to Islam and threatening to kidnap the other daughter
Date of source: Sunday, January 27, 2008
A Christian woman accuses her ex-husband, who converted to Islam, of kidnapping their eldest daughter and threatening to kidnap the younger daughter as well.
18. Al-Sayyid Nawfal promises to issue a ruling on February 9 in the case of converts who are willing to re-embrace Christianity
Date of source: Sunday, January 13, 2008
The Administrative Judicial Court has rejected 105 out of the 400 lawsuits presented by converts who want to officially re-embrace Christianity.
37. Judgment in Pope Shenouda’s appeal against the right of Coptic divorcees to marry will be on March 3
Date of source: Sunday, January 6, 2008
Ranā Mamdūh reports on the decision of the Supreme Administrative Court to make March 3, 2008 the date for its final verdict in the appeal filed by Pope Shenouda III against a previous court ruling obligating the church to issue re-marriage permissions for Coptic divorcees.
48. The Administrative Court postpones considering a lawsuit against the president of republic which claims that he has criminalized wearing religious garments for people other than clergymen and monks until December 12
Date of source: Friday, November 23, 2007
A lawsuit against the president of the republic was postponed to December 12, 2007.
27. The Supreme Administrative Court looks into the appeal of Pope Shenouda III against permitting the second marriage of divorced Copts next January
Date of source: Monday, November 5, 2007
Pope Shenouda had appealed against the Supreme administrative court sentence which allows a Coptic man to remarry; the man was given church permission to remarry in 2005.

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