personal status law
Lawyer suggests new personal status law to regulate marriage
Egypt
April 20, 2016
Lawyer suggests new personal status law to regulate marriage
Lawyer and Chairman of the Board of Trustees at the Egyptian Center for Women's Rights, Nehad Aboul Qomsan, called for…
Christian sects close to accord over disputed remarriage draft law
Egypt
December 25, 2015
Christian sects close to accord over disputed remarriage draft law
Egypt’s Christian denominations are close to a consensus over regulations that would govern divorce, remarriage and adoption, which have been…
Church to discuss draft divorce, marriage law in November
Egypt
October 3, 2015
Church to discuss draft divorce, marriage law in November
The Coptic Orthodox Church will organize an internal debate in November on a highly-divisive law that regulates rules for divorce…
Evangelicals officially back draft unified law on personal status
Egypt
August 18, 2015
Evangelicals officially back draft unified law on personal status
Egypt’s Evangelical Christians have declared support for a long-debated government draft law that regulates divorces and second marriages. Andrea Zaki, the…
Pope Tawadros II receives personal status law recommendations
Egypt
August 15, 2015
Pope Tawadros II receives personal status law recommendations
A church source said that Pope Tawadros II received personal status law recommendations from the legislative committee on Friday, which…
Youhana Qalta: State does not interfere with personal status law debate
Egypt
August 2, 2015
Youhana Qalta: State does not interfere with personal status law debate
The Deputy Patriarch of the Coptic Catholics in Egypt and former President of the Council of Churches of the Middle…
Churches settle majority of disputes over draft divorce law
Egypt
July 27, 2015
Churches settle majority of disputes over draft divorce law
A unified draft law regulating marriages and divorces for all of Egypt’s Christian denominations is largely being supported by Egyptian…
Coptic activist calls for law to prohibit Christian female minors from converting
Egypt
July 21, 2015
Coptic activist calls for law to prohibit Christian female minors from converting
Coptic activist Michael Mounir, chairman of al-Hayat Party, called for adding an article to the new personal status law, in…
Church amends personal status bill
Egypt
July 20, 2015
Church amends personal status bill
The Coptic Orthodox Church decided to amend some of the items of the new personal status law, prepared by Anba…
Bishop: Coptic personal status council will continue for 6 months, sub-councils planned
Egypt
December 9, 2014
Bishop: Coptic personal status council will continue for 6 months, sub-councils planned
The Coptic Orthodox Church decided that the current personal status council will continue for six months until the completion of…