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Date of source: Wednesday, May 20, 2026
In a notable development within the draft law on personal status affairs for Christians, Article 30 revealed specific exceptions to the prohibitions on marriage, most notably allowing marriage to the wife’s sister or the brother’s wife in the event of death within some denominations. This provision...
Date of source: Saturday, May 2, 2026
In a move aimed at tightening the regulation of marriage procedures for Christian denominations, Article 14 of the draft Personal Status Law for Christians set a clear legal framework for documenting the marriage contract, precisely specifying the data and procedures that must be available to...
Date of source: Sunday, May 3, 2026
Bishop Būlā of the Coptic Orthodox Church explained his recent statements that about 40% of the articles of the draft Personal Status Law for Christians were in agreement with the Islamic Sharīʿa, which have sparked widespread controversy.
Date of source: Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Yūsuf Ṭalʿat, the legal advisor to the Coptic Evangelical Church, said the draft Personal Status Law for Christians has set precise conditions for conducting a second marriage, considering it to be one of the most sensitive issues within the church community.
Date of source: Thursday, April 16, 2026
The government announced that the draft family law for Christians has been completed in a comprehensive manner.
Date of source: Friday, April 24, 2026
In one of the most important legislative steps in modern Egyptian history, the Christian community, in all its denominations, stands on the threshold of a new legal era with the completion of all features of the "Unified Personal Status Law for Christians." This draft law, which represents the...
Date of source: Sunday, March 29, 2026
Archbishop ʿAṭāllāh Ḥannā revealed the repercussions of the war on preparations for Easter in Jerusalem, affirming the continued closure of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, with the possibility of holding prayers with limited attendance if the current situation persists.
Date of source: Monday, March 2, 2026
The All Saints’ Cathedral in Cairo, the seat of the Episcopal/Anglican Diocese of Egypt, hosted the Maghrib prayers during a Ramaḍān ifṭār banquet organized by the Center of Christian-Muslim Understanding and Partnership.
Date of source: Friday, February 13, 2026
His Holiness Pope Tawāḍrūs (Tawadros) II welcomed the Church delegation returning from a visit to the Vatican as a part of the Eastern Orthodox Family delegation at the invitation of the Vatican’s Department for the Promotion of Christian Unity.
Date of source: Tuesday, February 10, 2026
Yesterday evening, His Holiness Pope Tawāḍrūs (Tawadros) II inaugurated a seminar on Coptic monasticism and convents of nuns in Egypt and abroad, which is being held over the course of 6 days at the headquarters of the Coptic Saint Mark Academy in the Logos Center at the Monastery of Saint Anba...
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Dialogue Across Borders is a database of summary translations of Arabic newspaper articles with references to their sources about intercultural and interreligious relations, focusing primarily but not exclusively on Muslim-Christian relations. The database also contains articles with editorial analysis and interviews on the subject.