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Date of source: Wednesday, July 13, 2011
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George Carey, a member of the House of Lords and Former Archbishop of Canterbury, is due to meet Grand Shaykh of the Azhar, Dr. Ahmad al-Tayīb, and Coptic Orthodox Pope Shenouda III to discuss ways to support dialogue among the religious institutions in both Egypt and the West.
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Date of source: Saturday, July 9, 2011
"Awake and arise, Christians, we will not say it to the priests, the archbishops or the pope…we are not in a jungle" - were chants of Copts denied remarriage.
The agonized cries echoed on the stairs of the Ministry of Justice on July 8 as they protested about church laws on marriage and divorce....
Date of source: Friday, July 8, 2011
The Maspero Youth Union announced their participation in Friday’s Revolution First, which will be via a march from Shubrā after Friday prayers to Tahrīr Square, where they will stage a sit-in.
The spokesman for the union, Rāmī Kāmil, announced their participation in Friday’s Revolution First...
Date of source: Friday, July 8, 2011
“Awake and arise, Christians, we will not say it to the priests, the archbishop or the pope… we are not in a jungle” - chants of Copts, deprived of second marriage, echoed on the stairs of the Ministry of Justice July 7 as they protested about church laws on marriage and divorce.
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Date of source: Friday, July 8, 2011
In a move contrary to laws of the Coptic Orthodox Church regarding personal status, a number of Copts staged a protest July 7 in front of the Ministry of Justice to claim the eligibility from the church for divorce and civil marriage.
Previously divorce and civil marriage have not been allowed...
Date of source: Friday, July 8, 2011
On Friday, the Coptic movement announced their participation in the January 25th revolution ("Revolution First"), while dozens of Copts staged protests in front of the Ministry of Justice yesterday, demanding permission for civil marriage. Meanwhile, Pope Shenouda III called for Coptic pharmacists...
Date of source: Tuesday, July 12, 2011
The Coptic Orthodox Church cancelled the monasticism feast of Coptic Orthodox Pope Shenouda III due to the political and security situation that the country is presently going through.
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Date of source: Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Coptic Orthodox Pope Shenouda III said on July 11, 2011 that he met with a delegation from the EU Parliament. A church source stated that the meeting tackled the situation of Copts after the revolution, which Pope Shenouda believes to be better.
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Date of source: Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Egypt's Court of Administrative Justice on Tuesday upheld an earlier judicial ruling allowing Coptic Christian divorcees to remarry.
Date of source: Thursday, July 7, 2011
A group of Egyptian Copts protested in Cairo on Thursday, demanding the annulment of church-sanctioned divorce regulations, and calling instead for civil marriage legislation.
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