personal status law

Pope Shenouda: Homosexuality is cause for divorce
Egypt

Pope Shenouda: Homosexuality is cause for divorce

Pope Shenouda III of the Orthodox Coptic Church has considered homosexuality a legitimate cause for divorce."Adultery is not just determined…
Roman Orthodox Church rejects unified Personal Status Law
Egypt

Roman Orthodox Church rejects unified Personal Status Law

The Roman Orthodox Church, which represents one of the four officially-recognized sects of Christians in Egypt, said it rejects the…
Women’s rights: Legal reforms or social change?
Egypt

Women’s rights: Legal reforms or social change?

Ten years after a series of legal reforms in Egypt’s personal status laws, more is needed according to women rights…
Two new proposals for Personal Status Law
Egypt

Two new proposals for Personal Status Law

A new Personal Status Law for Non-Muslims has been drafted by the Secular Coptic Front, bringing the total number of…
Shenouda to discuss personal-status issue with Christian sects
Egypt

Shenouda to discuss personal-status issue with Christian sects

Coptic Pope Shenouda III warned of rumors spread by bloggers on the Internet that the Coptic Church would remain in…
Greek Church rejects personal status bill
Egypt

Greek Church rejects personal status bill

The Greek Orthodox Church of Alexandria has rejected a new personal status draft law for non-Muslims.Greek Orthodox Church Patriarch Theodoros…
Personal status committee blocked from speaking to press
Egypt

Personal status committee blocked from speaking to press

Omar el-Sherif, assistant minister of justice and head of the committee assigned with preparing the Unified Personal Status Law for…
Mubarak to Pope Shenouda: New personal status law within 2 months
Egypt

Mubarak to Pope Shenouda: New personal status law within 2 months

Pope Shenouda III met privately with Legal Affairs Minister Mufid Shehab on Thursday at the papal residence in Abbasiya to…
Church officials blast meeting on personal status law
Egypt

Church officials blast meeting on personal status law

A commission drawn up by the Minister of Justice met for the first time on Monday to prepare a unified…
Egypt preparing personal status law for non-Muslims
Egypt

Egypt preparing personal status law for non-Muslims

Justice Minister Mamdouh Mar'ee has ordered the formation of a committee to draft a personal status law for non-muslims. The…
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