personal status law
Churches request more time to discuss personal status law
Egypt
December 2, 2014
Churches request more time to discuss personal status law
Father Rafiq Greish, spokesperson for the Catholic Church, said the Egyptian churches asked for additional time to discuss the personal…
Churches convene over personal status law
Egypt
November 24, 2014
Churches convene over personal status law
Egyptian church representatives will convene on Monday at the Coptic Cathedral in Abbassiya to draft its notes on the personal…
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…
Independent MP proposes draft law to limit women’s right to divorce
Egypt
March 17, 2012
Independent MP proposes draft law to limit women’s right to divorce
An independent MP has joined the heated debate over women’s rights by suggesting a controversial draft law to limit the…
120 Coptic Christians leave Orthodox Church over divorce, remarriage laws
Egypt
September 18, 2011
120 Coptic Christians leave Orthodox Church over divorce, remarriage laws
The Coptic Orthodox Church in Egypt has received more than 120 individual notices from Coptic Christians informing the Church that…
Copts demanding right to divorce will collectively leave Church
Egypt
August 13, 2011
Copts demanding right to divorce will collectively leave Church
The Right to Life Movement, a Coptic group, said a large number of its members will collectively leave the Coptic Orthodox…
Copts continue protests demanding civil marriages
Egypt
July 25, 2011
Copts continue protests demanding civil marriages
Scores of Coptic Christians on Monday staged their third demonstration before St. Mark's cathedral in Abbasseya, demanding permission for divorce…
Church source: Church seeking unified personal status law to avoid conflict
Egypt
July 23, 2011
Church source: Church seeking unified personal status law to avoid conflict
The Coptic Orthodox Church is seeking to have the unified personal status law for non-Muslims passed as soon as possible,…
Coptic pope approves new personal status bill
Egypt
August 10, 2010
Coptic pope approves new personal status bill
Coptic Pope Shenouda III signaled his approval of a new personal status draft law for non-Muslims to a church committee…
Christians wait for new personal status law
Egypt
July 28, 2010
Christians wait for new personal status law
Recent hype surrounding Coptic divorce has brought back to the table the issue of a personal status law for Christians,…