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Date of source: Sunday, April 7, 2019
Judge SāmiḥʿAbd al-Ḥakam, the president of the Court of Appeal, said that the draft penal code pertaining to the minor offenses known as the law of (Cancelling Debtors' Imprisonment) was submitted to the House of Representatives and submitted to the Legislation Affairs Committee.
Date of source: Sunday, April 11, 2010
In March 2010, priests in Shubra were acquitted on charges of unapproved, yet structurally necessary restoration work in their churches, thereby setting an important legal precedent which confirmed the Church’s right to take necessary action without official permission. This ruling comes as a...
Date of source: Sunday, November 16, 2008
Egyptians against Religious Discrimination have released a statement which claims that the ruling against Christian twins Andrew and Mario is a form of discrimination.
Date of source: Sunday, September 28, 2008
The Alexandria Court of Appeals has ruled that the Muslim father of two Christian boys should be given custody of his children.
Date of source: Sunday, November 19, 2006
Najīb Jibrā’īl asserts that a lawsuit promoted against Max Michael was not accepted, claiming
that new
claimants joined them for the appeal court. On the other hand, Max Michael seems to be sure of
winning in the end, claiming
that his church will soon be recognized and that he will organize a...
Date of source: Thursday, June 24, 1999 to Wednesday, June 30, 1999
In a fresh development in the continuing battle of the Front of Al-Azhar scholars, a report by the State Commissioners Authority has come out in favor of its dissolution, which was decided last year by Cairo Governor Abdel-Rehim Shehata. The Authority will submit its report to the Supreme...
Date of source: Monday, March 8, 1999
The fate of the new Personal Status Law depended over the last few days on the juridical approval of Sheikh Al-Azhar, Dr. Mohammed Sayed Tantawi. The law was amended in a series of meetings of the Jurisprudence Research Committee affiliated to Mogamma` Al-Buhouth Al-Islameyya (Islamic Research...
Emerging Perspectives on Intercultural and Interreligious Relations
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.