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Panel reviewing church law to allow civil marriage
Egypt
November 15, 2014
Panel reviewing church law to allow civil marriage
A panel from the Ministry of Transitional Justice would sanction civil marriage in a draft law on Christians’ personal status,…
Legislative reform committee prepares unified personal status law for Copts
Egypt
November 12, 2014
Legislative reform committee prepares unified personal status law for Copts
The Minister of Transitional Justice and Parliamentary Affairs and rapporteur of the legislative reform committee Ibrahim al-Heneidy submitted a copy of…
Church nears change of papal election, personal status by-laws
Egypt
November 10, 2014
Church nears change of papal election, personal status by-laws
Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church could finally change internal familial by-laws, which currently forbid Egyptian Coptic Christians from divorcing or remarrying,…
New fighting breaks out in Central African Republic, four killed
World
April 25, 2014
New fighting breaks out in Central African Republic, four killed
Heavy weapons fire broke out overnight in Muslim suburbs of Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic, and health…
Reported Christian ‘martyr’ deaths double in 2013: report
World
January 8, 2014
Reported Christian ‘martyr’ deaths double in 2013: report
Reported cases of Christians killed for their faith around the world doubled in 2013 from the year before, with Syria…
Christians increasingly under threat
World
December 25, 2013
Christians increasingly under threat
Thousands of Christians are killed every year because of their faith and the persecution is becoming more widespread, Catholic observers…
Video shows angry mob stripping Christian women
Egypt
April 9, 2013
Video shows angry mob stripping Christian women
A disturbing video uploaded to YouTube on Tuesday shows what appears to be an angry Muslim crowd in Upper Egypt…
Protesters gather outside Libyan Embassy after Christian’s death
Egypt
March 11, 2013
Protesters gather outside Libyan Embassy after Christian’s death
Scores of Egyptians protested outside the Libyan Embassy on Monday night after an Egyptian Christian, Ezzat Atallah, who was accused…
Between the state and the church
Egypt
January 1, 2013
Between the state and the church
Copts, many would say, have been persistently subject to sectarianism at the hands both of the state, and society more…
Syria’s Christians face a black Christmas
World
December 23, 2012
Syria’s Christians face a black Christmas
Festive spirit is a distant memory for Syria's Christian minority as it faces a second Christmas in the grip of…