Date of source: Sunday, February 15, 2009
Watani International tells the story of a custody battle between two divorced parents. The story was further complicated by the fact that the child’s father converted to Islam.
Date of source: Tuesday, January 27, 2009
An NGO proposes a draft law to amend the current NGO law.
Date of source: Sunday, November 16, 2008
Egyptians against Religious Discrimination have released a statement which claims that the ruling against Christian twins Andrew and Mario is a form of discrimination.
Date of source: Thursday, October 23, 2008
The fact that Egyptians no longer fear legal repercussions if they break the law can be attributed to the "feeble regime" that rules the country, states Mukhtār Nūh in his article.
Date of source: Sunday, July 27, 2008
Hānī Samīr wrote in al-Dustūr about the confusion of Christians over the amendment of the 1938 regulation and the unified personal status law. He describes the comments of various people involved in the situation.
Date of source: Monday, July 14, 2008
The following lines shed light on reactions to the draft law for mass media in Egypt. While official institutions defend the law, civil society human rights organizations consider it to be a blatant violation and restriction of the freedom of expression.
Date of source: Sunday, December 30, 2007
The article looks at the aftermath of the sectarian violence in Ísna and comments on the statement from the Egyptians against Religious Discrimination group that condemns the incidents and suggests ways to avoid further sectarian tension in the future.
Date of source: Monday, December 31, 2007
A Christian born woman is accused of distorting official documents. Both Shādyā al-Sīsī and her mother did not know about her father’s accidental conversion. Shādyā is accused of changing her religion on official papers.
Date of source: Sunday, October 19, 2008
A press conference was organized by the Egyptian Union for Human Rights Organisation to give reporters an opportunity to meet Camilia Lutfi and her twin sons Andrew and Mario. However the mother and her children did not turn up.
Date of source: Thursday, October 9, 2008
Lawyers representing a Coptic woman call on People’s Assembly Speaker Ahmad Fathī Surūr to stop a court ruling granting custody of her two children to their Muslim father.