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A late bid by the German cultural center in Cairo was
really a model of how to materialize the recommendations involved in this agenda. Four Egyptians and four Germans were
handpicked for an overall dialogue. Religion and its duties, impact and interpretations were the focal point of the meeting...
Date of source: Tuesday, March 29, 2005
The Church’s non-recognition of civil divorce and its subsequent refusal to authorize marriage for a second time
is in fact a very sensitive issue and must be settled once and for all.
The problem facing Christians is due to an
absence of dialogue and intellectual liaison between the Church and...
Date of source: Tuesday, March 15, 2005
The situation became very complicated for Christians who are either seeking divorce or are getting married again after they have secured a court ruling for obtaining a divorce. Now there are about 160,000 cases attempting to deal with this complicated issue.
Date of source: Tuesday, March 8, 2005
It has to be understood why matters are so complicated in personal status matters for Copts, who beforehand used to belong to the Church in each and every detail of their lives.
Date of source: Tuesday, March 1, 2005
All problems that Copts face pertain to the sovereignty over personal status laws. Are personal status laws within the jurisdiction of the State or the Church? The Church deems that it has the absolute right to manage the lives of its followers and the State believes that the Law should take...
Date of source: Tuesday, February 22, 2005
A series of lectures organized by the National Institute for Women, headed by Dr. Jābir ‘Asfour, tackled the issue of discrimination against women in religious discourse. cAsfour said that it is important to spread correct religious culture and Islamic teachings that are compatible with the modern...
Date of source: Tuesday, February 15, 2005
In an article dated 26/12/2005 Mr. Louis Grīs called upon His Holiness Pope Shinouda to call the Church Council for a meeting to discuss the social conditions of the Orthodox Christians that sometimes made them convert to another religion.
Date of source: Tuesday, February 15, 2005
In the 20th century there were two ideologies concerning divorce: the first was crystallized in the Regulations of 1938, which draws on syllogism and expansion in detailing conditions of marriage collapse. The second is the prevailing policy since 1971 and is characterized by flexibility and taking...
Date of source: Tuesday, February 15, 2005
Sabāh al-Khayr magazine recently tackled the subject ‘Copts’ divorce.’ Many think that the Church must reconsider the personal status affairs of Copts according to modern reality, but they do not have the will or the courage to declare it in public.
Date of source: Tuesday, February 1, 2005
Muhammad Nour Farahāt, a professor of Law interested in the philosophy behind laws, stated that he has been calling for a unified personal status law for both Copts and Muslims. He believes that a nation must be governed by one law. Such a law would take into consideration both the religious and...
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Emerging Perspectives on Intercultural and Interreligious Relations
Dialogue Across Borders is a database of summary translations of Arabic newspaper articles with references to their sources about intercultural and interreligious relations, focusing primarily but not exclusively on Muslim-Christian relations. The database also contains articles with editorial analysis and interviews on the subject.