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A critique of the controversial work of researcher Yustina Saleh on the 2nd article of the Egyptian constitution, which states that sharī‘a is the main source of law.
Pope Shenouda continues to uphold his strict attitude towards marriage which forbids divorce, except in cases of adultery, despite being opposed by a number of fierce critics.
William claims that Pope Shenouda is deliberately blocking his application to remarry, based on the notion that his ex-wife, Sidqī, changed her denomination and obtained a final court ruling for divorce on March 30, 2002.
A Coptic couple have finally been granted the right to divorce after five years of legal battles.
Hundred thousands of Copts are facing a legal, constitutional plight. Those Copts obtained divorce verdicts under the personal status law for non-Muslims. Nevertheless, they are not able to put these verdicts into effect and remarry because Pope Shenouda III does not approve these divorce verdicts...
For thirty-three years, the personal status court has been authorizing divorce for Copts, however divorced Copts are still denied a second marriage by the Coptic Orthodox Church law. Such a backlog of Coptic divorce cases has yielded a sense of psychological and social alienation on the part of...
In Egypt, the Orthodox Copts used to obey law 462 passed in 1955, which is concerned with the personal status of non-Muslims and includes some reasons for divorce from item 50 till item 58. Nabil Luqa Bebawi states that the second article of the Egyptian Constitution stipulates that the Islamic...
Al-Musawwar partly published the response of Archpriest Emile Mikhael of Samalut. They left out elements that could be explained as critical for the reporting of Al-Musawwar or authorities.
To tackle a critical issue, namely “Coptic divorce,” related legislation, existing realities, and opinions of experts must be considered. Dialogue would eventually lead to a solution to open the door for thousands of Copts hopelessly seeking refuge at the Clerical Council and Egyptian courts.
Pope Shenouda III, the pope of Alexandria and the Patriarch of the Sea of Saint Mark, denied the mediation of the church in the divorce cases of Coptic Christians, reaffirming that everybody is treated the same.

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