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Change of denomination in divorce within Personal Status Law for Christians unacceptable
Date of source: 20 Dec 2024
By Muḥammad Ṭaha
Yūsuf Ṭalʿat, a legal advisor for the Coptic Evangelical community in Egypt, described the new personal status law for Christians as a series of historical rights for Christian citizens. He added that the law consists of 160 articles divided into 10 chapters. “The new personal status law for...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Coptic Orthodox Church says five denominations reached concord over Personal Status Law
Date of source: 15 Dec 2024
By Ḥasan Mursī
Counselor Munṣif Najīb Sulaymān, the representative of the Coptic Orthodox Church in the Personal Status Law Panel, revealed that the five Christian denominations in Egypt have reached a consensus on the first law regulating the personal status affairs of Christian families. “The denominations have...
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Family Code reform in Morocco bans polygamy
Date of source: 26 Dec 2024
By Aḥmad Ḥāmid Dīyāb
Amendments expected to be added to the Moroccan Family Code have sparked large-scale controversy, with many considering the country’s personal status law, known as the Family Code, as a “major reform in regulating family affairs and protecting the rights of individuals.” According to the Maghreb...
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Dār al-Iftā’ approves many issues in Personal Status Law
Date of source: 23 Dec 2024
By No Author Mentioned
Grand Muftī of Egypt, Dr. Naẓīr ʿAyyād has stated that Dār al-Iftā’ approves of many of the issues raised within the draft law on personal status affairs. “The draft law on personal status affairs works to overcome differences in traditions and habits,” ʿAyyād said in statements to Ṣada al-Balad TV...
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State matters are conducted with “honor, trust and integrity,” President Sīsī says during Coptic Christmas visit
Date of source: 6 Jan 2025
By Aḥmad ʿAbd al-Raḥmān (reporter)‎
“All state affairs are handled with honor and integrity,” President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī stated when wishing Coptic Orthodox Christians a peaceful new year when he visited the Cathedral of the Nativity of Christ on Eastern Christmas, situated in the New Administrative Capital, 45 kilometers east...
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Initial analysis of the current situation in Syria
Date of source: 13 Dec 2024
By Rafiq Greish [Rafīq Jarīsh] (Father)
Since the overthrow of Bashār al-Assad and the Syrian Baʿath Party, many people have been feeling joyful and optimistic – not just in Syria, but across the Middle East and the rest of the world. However, this optimism has been closely followed by feelings of uncertainty about a future under new...
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December 15th homily by Patriarch Yoḥannā X in Damascus
Date of source: 15 Dec 2024
By Patriarch Yoḥannā X (Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch)
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Lebanese minorities in a compromising situation
Date of source: 11 Dec 2024
By Muḥammad ʿAllūsh
It is important to pay attention to the minority in Lebanon since the main effects of the events in Syria are about a shift in the political weight of power, and maybe a change in geography as well, given the discussion of division in Syria. There must be some reflection on the future of Lebanon...
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Damascus’ Catholic bishop: We have received assurances from the new authority in Syria regarding Christians
Date of source: 10 Dec 2024
By Middle East News Agency (MENA)
Armenian Catholic Bishop of Damascus George Asʿadūryān said he met with officials from the “new authority” in Syria and received assurances about Christians, asserting “there are no threats posted to Christians at present as the situation is currently quiet.” “We have been assured that the...
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Pope Tawāḍrūs attends 70th anniversary of Institute of Coptic Studies
Date of source: 29 Nov 2024
By Aḥmad ʿAbd al-Munʿim
Pope Tawāḍrūs attended the official celebrations marking the 70th anniversary of the Institute of Coptic Studies (1954 – 2024), hosted in the Papal Residence in Cairo. Pope Tawāḍrūs made an address at the event, saying, “This is an occasion that is not only about the church but rather the homeland...
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Evangelical seminary holds symposium on women’s message in the church
Date of source: 29 Nov 2024
By Monica Jirjis
The Evangelical Synod of the Nile’s Media and Publishing Council, in association with the Ibrahīmīa Media Center, held a symposium titled ‘Women’s Message in the Church’ at the Evangelical Theological Seminary in Cairo (ESC) in the Cairo district of al-ʿAbbāsīya. According to Father Būlus Ḥalīm, a...
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Anniversary of death of writer and thinker Mīlād Ḥannā
Date of source: 26 Nov 2024
By Ālāʾ Ḥusayn
Twelve years have passed since writer and thinker Mīlād Ḥannā passed away on November 26, 2012, leaving behind a powerful legacy as one of the most prominent political writers.  He began his political involvement in the 1950s when he joined the Vanguard Organization, a secret group affiliated with...
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Jordan proclaims smoking as ḥarām
Date of source: 27 Nov 2024
By ʿAbd al-Ḥāfiẓ al-Harūṭ
The Ministry of Awqāf (religious endowments) and the Ministry of Health successfully held a symposium on the issue of smoking, which ended with the Grand Muftī of the Kingdom of Jordan formally banning smoking by issuing a fatwa designating it as ḥarām (religiously prohibited).  However, we can...
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Islamic institutions obtain law criminalizing fatwās issued by unaccredited scholars
Date of source: 3 Dec 2024
By Aḥmad al-Buḥayrī‎ (Ahmad al-Beheiri)
Grand Muftī of Egypt, Dr. Naẓīr ʿAyyād, said cooperation was in progress between al-Azhar and the Ministry of Awqāf (religious endowments) to obtain a law criminalizing fatwās issued by unaccredited scholars. ʿAyyād made statements to al-Miṣrī al-Yawm newspaper, “Social media is one of the most...
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Dār al-Iftāʾ celebrates International Day for Iftāʾ
Date of source: 2 Dec 2024
By Rūʾā Mamdūḥ
Grand Muftī of Egypt, Dr. Naẓīr ʿAyyād, announced Dār al-Iftāʾ will, for the first time, hold an international symposium marking the International Day for Iftāʾ, under the patronage of President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī. On Monday, December 4, he stated, “Dār al-Iftāʾ will soon be upgrading, with...
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Advisor of Grand Muftī: Many fatwās are issued without seeking scholars’ opinions
Date of source: 2 Dec 2024
By Muṣṭafā al-Mīrī
Dr. Ibrāhīm Najm, an advisor to the Grand Muftī of Egypt, stated that in contemporary society, many are issuing fatwās (religious edicts) without referring to scholars before. In a phone-in with Ṣadā al-Balad TV station, Najm stated, “Fatwās in this age are rising in an unprecedented manner,...
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Former president of Cairo University calls for an upgrade in religious education
Date of source: 17 Oct 2024
By ʿOmar Ṣabrī
The former president of Cairo University, Dr. Muḥammad ʿOthmān al-Khusht has called for improvements to the means through which religious texts are interpreted and more generally the way in which religious education is organized to keep up with the modern era.  “The use of digital technology could...
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Algeria accuses extremists in France of attempting to falsify memory
Date of source: 17 Oct 2024
By No Author Mentioned
On Wednesday, 16th October, Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune accused “extremist circles in France” of “attempting to distort collective memory and consign it to oblivion.”  “The question of memory demands a new breath of boldness and integrity in order rid itself of historical issues of...
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Pope Tawāḍrūs warns against desecration of holy sites in Palestine
Date of source: 18 Nov 2024
By Bassām Ramaḍān
Pope Tawāḍrūs warned against assaults on the various religious sanctities in Palestine, which are the property of Christian and Muslim owners. The Pope also praised the “fine system of rights under President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī, which resulted in the issuance of the law on the construction of...
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Christian individual destroys Virgin Mary Church in al-Marīs village
Date of source: 19 Nov 2024
By Muḥammad Rāshid
According to the Ṭība Archbishopric for Coptic Catholics, a Christian man, along with other individuals, disconnected the power to a church in the village of al-Marīs, destroyed its gate, and stole items within. The archbishopric stated, “During the early hours of Wednesday, November 13, a man with...
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Morsi Moves Election Day in Egypt to Avoid Holiday Conflict
Date of source: Sunday, March 10, 2013
By: NYTimes.com
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President Mohamed Morsi [2]  on Sunday changed the dates for the parliamentary elections to avoid conflict with the Coptic Christian celebrations of Palm Sunday and Easter on April 28 and May 5. The announcement last week that the
Press Explosion in Egypt Brewing Trouble?
Date of source: Saturday, February 23, 2013
By: Brookings Institution
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Economic experts: ‘Collapse’ of economy imminent if presidency continues to ignore demands
Date of source: Monday, March 4, 2013
By: Daily News Egypt
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The continuing civil unrest threatens the economy if the government does not meet disaffected people’s demands, say experts   Recent civil disobedience and sit-ins have threatened to further worsen Egypt’s currently flagging economic environment.
Egyptian preacher detracts statement on killing opposition members
Date of source: Monday, February 11, 2013
By: AL ARABIYA
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The State of Excessive Police Violence Against Civilians
Date of source: Thursday, February 7, 2013
By: Atlantic Council
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National Dialogue According to Islamic Sharia
Date of source: Monday, February 4, 2013
By: Atlantic Council
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The Egyptian Civilizational Model
Date of source: Friday, February 8, 2013
By: Atlantic Council
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Among the many external and internal challenges facing Egyptian state and society, the issue of how to reclaim Egypt’s historical regional leadership is the most pressing. In my opinion, creating an ‘Egyptian civilizational model’ is the key ingredient to renewed regional influence.
‘No’ to Political Violence, Because…
Date of source: Wednesday, February 20, 2013
By: Atlantic Council
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Top News: Egypt Passes Electoral Law, Paves Way for Elections
Date of source: Thursday, February 21, 2013
By: Atlantic Council
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Egypt's Shura Council, the upper house of parliament, adopted on Thursday an electoral law as amended by the Constitutional Court, clearing the way for President Mohamed Morsi to set a date for lower house elections.   GOVERNMENT & OPPOSITION  
Dozens of Egyptian Christians Arrested in Libya Charged With Proselytization
Date of source: Thursday, February 28, 2013
By: MidEast Christian News
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Dozens of Egyptian Christians were arrested Wednesday in Libya under charges of proselytization.
Christians in Libya, Egypt arrested and tortured, Sherif Ramses identified
Date of source: Thursday, February 28, 2013
By: The Global Dispatch
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Arrests continue of Christians accused of “proselytizing” in Libya, with a total of seven now known to be in custody including one reported to have been tortured, sources said.
Egyptian Muslims clash with police amid tensions
Date of source: Friday, March 1, 2013
By: AFP
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CAIRO — Police fired tear gas on Friday to disperse Muslim protesters outside a church in southern Egypt after claims that a woman who converted to Christianity was hiding inside, a security source said.
Libyan official: 50 Egyptians accused of spreading Christianity to be deported
Date of source: Saturday, March 2, 2013
By: AP
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TRIPOLI, Libya - A Libyan security official says 50 Egyptians, who were arrested in Benghazi last week for allegedly spreading Christianity, are being charged with illegally entering and working in the country and will be deported.
Egypt in political clinch as economic cliff looms
Date of source: Wednesday, February 27, 2013
By: Reuters
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CAIRO (Reuters) -- Two years after a pro-democracy uprising, Egypt resembles a rickety bus rolling towards a cliff, its passengers too busy feuding over blame to wrench the steering wheel to safety.
Lack of Statistics on Religion Cannot Be Good For Egypt
Date of source: Wednesday, October 3, 2012
By: Al-Monitor
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Another Brotherhood Attack Against Freedom in Egypt - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
Date of source: Monday, February 25, 2013
By: Al-Monitor
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What is the ruling Muslim Brotherhood’s attitude toward freedom of thought, investigation and research? What is the group’s attitude toward culture and intellectuals?
Morsi’s Unsustainable Autocracy
Date of source: Thursday, December 6, 2012
By: Al-Monitor
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Is President Mohammed Morsi an autocrat or a theocrat? He may be neither or both.
Can The Political Crisis In Egypt Actually Be Resolved?
Date of source: Friday, February 22, 2013
By: Al-Monitor
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The background has become almost like a stump paragraph in all articles about Egypt.
Egypt’s Culture of Violence
Date of source: Sunday, February 24, 2013
By: Al-Monitor
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The Military Cannot Save Egypt
Date of source: Monday, February 25, 2013
By: Al-Monitor
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The Critical Situation in Egypt
Newsletter Number: 34
Year: 2013
Egypt is deeply polarized. Fighting in the streets. Repair of our hacked websites turns out to be extremely difficult!
Newsletter Number: 35
Year: 2013
Wishing Ramadan will bring peace between Egyptians of different beliefs and convictions
Newsletter Number: 36
Year: 2013
Christian-Muslim Brotherhood dialogue is much needed to reduce tensions but where are the leaders willing to engage in this?
Newsletter Number: 38
Year: 2013
Renewed clashes bring further casualties and new dynamics
Newsletter Number: 39
Year: 2013
Join us in welcoming our new staff member!
Newsletter Number: 40
Year: 2013
Sectarian tensions continue as interim government seeks amended constitution
Newsletter Number: 41
Year: 2013
Police trying to end Muslim Brotherhood demonstrations; Dialogue instead of confrontation needed
Newsletter Number: 42
Year: 2013
Egypt is burning; reconciliation urgently needed
Newsletter Number: 45
Year: 2013
Interview with Bishop Yohanna Qulta on the risk of a civil war in Egypt
Newsletter Number: 44
Year: 2013
Muslims responding to violence against Christians
Newsletter Number: 43
Year: 2013
Friday of Rage; violence, no signs of reconciliation
Newsletter Number: 46
Year: 2013
Putting out the fire of rage
Newsletter Number: 47
Year: 2013
AWR Interviews Safwat Hegazy, July 25, 2013
Newsletter Number: 48
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What do the Copts want in the Constitution?/Sarkha: A new Christian protest movement
Newsletter Number: 49
Year: 2013
Shooting at Christian wedding in Warraq, Cairo; Three major background reports on Muslim-Christian relations in Egypt
Newsletter Number: 51
Year: 2013
Dedicated freelance Drupal service manager needed
Newsletter Number: 52
Year: 2013
Was the September 30 Attack on Bishop Makarios an Assassination Attempt?
Newsletter Number: 53
Year: 2013
AWR Interviews Dr. Amr Darrag then and now
Newsletter Number: 54
Year: 2013
Your Contributions Can Make a Difference
Newsletter Number: 55
Year: 2013

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