personal status law

Lawyer suggests new personal status law to regulate marriage
Egypt

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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