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Pro-women citizenship law amendments await parliamentary approval
Date of source: Sunday, April 23, 2023
On Wednesday, a number of legal amendments will be submitted for approval by the Egyptian House of Representatives. One amendment concerns Article 6 of Law 26 from 1975 and will grant women of foreign origin the ability to pass on their nationality to their children, changing the original amendment...
Arrest of Haytham Ḥassan, Journalist for al-Masry al-Youm, for 15 Days…and His Mother Tells Darb the Details of his Arrest
Date of source: Wednesday, May 13, 2020
Lawyer Karīm ʿAbd al-Rāḍī said that the Supreme State Security Prosecution decided to detain Haytham Ḥassan, journalist for al-Masry ‎al-Youm [al-Miṣrī al-Yawm], for 15 days under pending investigation case number 586 of 2020.  This is the same case number for film producer Muʿataz ʿAbd al-Wahāb...
72. Copts and women are the most controversial points in the election law
Date of source: Saturday, January 5, 2013
Nūr ‘Alī of Al-Yāwm al-Sābiꞌ reports that Copts and women are the most controversial points discussed in the Shūrá Council on the parliamentary election law. While liberals demand more controls to represent them, the Islamists reject that on grounds of “no positive discriminations” among...
The legal committee for amending the Constitution (The Committee of Experts) continued its third week of work
Date of source: Saturday, August 3, 2013
The legal committee for amending the Constitution (The Committee of Experts) continued its third week of work. The Coptic Organizations Advisory Council's proposals showed support for the text of Article 3, which states that Islam is the state religion, Arabic is the official language, and the...
6. Representatives of civil parties and Copts demand the dismissal of the Minister of the Interior and the Public Prosecutor
Date of source: Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Several representatives of civil parties and Coptic members of Parliament (MPs) held a press conference about the happenings in al-Khusūs and the Cathedral. It was generally agreed that Muhammad Mursi (Mursī) should bear responsibility for the recent happenings. All participants demanded the...
12. The Legislative Affairs Committee of the Shūrá Council rejected the status of women in the first half of the electoral list
Date of source: Wednesday, April 3, 2013
The Legislative Affairs Committee of the Shūrá Council rejected the status of women in the first half of the electoral list, leading to sharp differences between the House of Representatives at a meeting yesterday (April 2, 2013). Shūrá Council member, Mamdūh Ramzī criticized the decision saying...
Egyptian Parliament: Freedom of expression does not permit the defamation of institutions
Date of source: Monday, April 18, 2016
The Egyptian House of Representatives issued a statement, lashing out at a number TV talk shows and programs that have recently criticized the Parliament and its members. This criticism is outside the limits of law and beyond the limits of freedom of opinion and expression.
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