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"Maryam"—A case against mandatory ḥijāb for Christian girls
Date of source: 24 Sep 2025
By Fātin Ṣubḥī
Maryam Saʿīd puts on her school uniform and tightens the scarf that covers her hair so that it reaches her neck before heading to school in a neighboring village, a ten-minute drive away by tuk-tuk. Maryam was forced to wear the ḥijāb throughout the past year until she decided to rebel against the...
Reviewed by ʿAmr al-Misrī
Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Personal Status Law for Christians sparks row over divorce and custody
Date of source: 20 May 2026
By No Author Mentioned
The Personal Status Law for Christians has sparked controversy within legal and ecclesiastical circles, prompting calls for a broad societal dialogue before its final approval in parliament. Human rights researcher and lawyer Hudā Naṣrallah said the new law includes several positive aspects, most...
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Sudanese Prime Minister and Pope Leo XIV discuss strengthening peace, coexistence, and humanitarian dialogue
Date of source: 11 May 2026
By No Author Mentioned
The Prime Minister of Sudan, Dr. Kāmil Idrīs, met with Pope Leo XIV on Monday to discuss efforts to strengthen peace, coexistence, and humanitarian dialogue. The Sudan News Agency (SUNA) reported that the meeting took place at the Vatican as part of Idrīs's current visit to Rome. The report...
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Muslim personal status draft law grants wives the right to annul the marriage contract after only 6 months
Date of source: 5 May 2026
By No Author Mentioned
As part of Egypt’s efforts to modernize legislation regulating family relations, the new draft Personal Status Law for the Muslim family, submitted by the government to the House of Representatives, includes a set of regulations aimed at achieving a balance between the rights and duties of both...
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Al-Azhar condemns the mosque attack in San Diego and calls for decisive action against Islamophobia and protecting houses of worship
Date of source: 20 May 2026
By No Author Mentioned
Al-Azhar al-Sharīf vehemently condemns the terrorist attack that was carried out by two armed extremists incited by hate speech against Islam. The gunmen targeted the Islamic Center in San Diego, California and killed three worshippers at the mosque as well as the mosque’s guard. This brutal attack...
Reviewed by Harriet McCormick
Translator Harriet McCormick
The Complex Identities of Palestinian Christianity and the Israel-Palestine Conflict: An Interview with Rev. Dr. Yazīd Saʿīd
Date of source: 22 May 2026
By Yazīd Saʿīd
Personal Status Law pending: Parliamentary motions to activate the "Divorce Document"
Date of source: 5 May 2026
By Aḥmad al-ʿĀnūsī
MP Maḥmūd Sāmī, a member of the House of Representatives, confirmed that the new Personal Status Law submitted by the government to the Parliament has not been discussed yet to allow sufficient opportunity to carefully study its provisions to limit societal controversy. During a phone interview...
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Translator Isa Raaijmakers
Impediments to marriage in the new personal status law for Christians
Date of source: 3 May 2026
By Maryam Sharīf
The new personal status law for Christians clarified the issues related to the impediments to marriage. It prohibited marriage between ascendants and descendants, no matter the lineage between them, as well as between the offspring of brothers and sisters, in addition to paternal and maternal...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Atheism added as a new reason for marriage annulment in Christian personal status law
Date of source: 2 May 2026
By Minatullah Ḥamdī
Atheism has been included in the new draft law on personal status for Christians as one of the reasons for the annulment of marriage. The draft has taken a decisive step towards enactment following the cabinet's approval, paving the way for its referral to the House of Representatives and...
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Anbā Būlā clarifies legal provisions regarding sexual impotence and marriage annulment
Date of source: 3 May 2026
By Sāmi Samʿān
Bishop Būlā of Ṭanṭā and its dependencies and a representative of the Coptic Church in the committee drafting the Personal Status Law for Christians clarified details regarding cases of marriage annulment. He stressed that the main objective of marriage is to form a family, which requires the...
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Freedom of Religion in Egypt prior to the Egyptian Revolution
Date of Publication: Thursday, August 1, 2013
By: Cornelis Hulsman (كورنيلس هولسمان)
  This report was commissioned by the German organization, Missio, in 2004. It was never published because we encountered difficulties in obtaining additional information on various legal issues and application of the law due to insufficient funding for quality legal experts. We have a strong network and have also used this in our efforts to
Signs of hope; Muslims and Christian scholars working towards dialogue
Date of Publication: Sunday, June 9, 2013
By: Cornelis Hulsman (كورنيلس هولسمان)
We often hear about the radical statements and fatwás of Muslims and about uncompromising Christian or secular activists who can appeal to populist sentiments and mistrust of the ‘other’. A major problem is that they also often refer to religious texts, which pours oil on the fire of the feelings of those who believe that particular religions are
Mapping the Coptic Movements: Coptic Activism in a Revolutionary Setting
Date of Publication: Wednesday, May 15, 2013
By: Jayson Casper
One of the distinguishing sub-themes of the Egyptian revolution which began on January 25, 2011, has been the proliferation of Coptic movements. Largely, though not entirely, contained in the church during the Mubarak era, Christian Egyptians joined their Muslim counterparts as ‘one hand’ to challenge the authority for the sake of ‘freedom, bread
The Development of Egypt’s Constitution: Analysis, Assessment, and Sorting through the Rhetoric
Date of Publication: Thursday, May 2, 2013
By: Cornelis Hulsman (كورنيلس هولسمان)
This report is on the formation of the Egyptian Constitution of 2012 and was commissioned by the German organization Missio who translated it into German for publication in Germany.  The processes of how the Constituent Assembly was formed is described and discussions about the content of this Constitution from both liberal and Islamist
Conversions of Christians to Islam; forced or free? Findings from 1995-1996
Date of Publication: Saturday, December 8, 2012
By: Cornelis Hulsman (كورنيلس هولسمان)
In 1995, the Dutch Christian organization Open Doors asked me to look into the stories of Christian girls in Egypt being kidnapped by Muslims and being forced to convert to Islam. I contacted human rights lawyer Maurice Ṣādiq, who has repeatedly defended such claims. I also contacted clergy and church workers in Cairo, Alexandria, and Upper Egypt
Bjoern Bue’s Human Rights Memorial Lecture for 2012 - Love amidst fear and conflict: Muslim-Christian relations in Egypt 2012
Date of Publication: Monday, October 22, 2012
By: Cornelis Hulsman (كورنيلس هولسمان)
Cornelis Hulsman was asked to speak about Matthew 25:35-36, where Jesus said “For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in,” in the light of his work for Arab-West Report in Egypt. Hulsman explained this verse applies to all our neighbors, Christian,
The Sharia as the Main Source of Legislation? The Egyptian Debate on Article II of the Egyptian Constitution
Date of Publication: Tuesday, July 31, 2012
By: Cornelis Hulsman (كورنيلس هولسمان)
This book was first published in 2012 by CIDT in Arabic. It was later translated into English, expanded with texts of Nushin Atmaca and Patricia Prentice and edited by Cornelis Hulsman with help of Jenna Ferrecchia and Douglas May. The expanded book was published by Tectum Verlag, Academic publishers in Germany. They also hold the copyright to the
Ancient Chains and Modern Silence - The Stagnation of Oral Transmission in the Muslim Tradition
Date of Publication: Wednesday, June 20, 2012
By: Andrew McDonnell
This paper expands upon earlier work published in Arab-West Report by Dutch Arabists Eildert Mulder and Thomas Milo on the contested earliest sources of Islam.1 Mulder and Milo illustrate that critical scholarship has cast doubt on the historicity of the hadīth and biographies  and  because  other  sources  are  scant,  little  is  known  for 
Discrepancies Between Coptic Statistics in the Egyptian Census and Estimates Provided by the Coptic Orthodox Church
Date of Publication: Wednesday, May 30, 2012
By: Cornelis Hulsman (كورنيلس هولسمان)
Dr. Michael Wahid Hanna of the Century Foundation (US), one of the speakers during the Henriette van Lynden lecture of June 11, organized by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, was asked by Cornelis Hulsman for the source of his estimated percentage of Christians in Egypt, 10% in 1950 and 10% in 2014. Hulsman commented that it is generally
The Harms of Misreporting on Egypt’s Christians
Date of Publication: Wednesday, May 9, 2012
By: Cornelis Hulsman (كورنيلس هولسمان)
The Commission of the Bishop’s Conferences of the European Community (COMECE) in Brussels invited Cornelis Hulsman to present on the position of Christians in Egypt on May 9 in Brussels, Belgium. The presentation is part of a seminar on “Christians in the Arab World: One year after the Arab Spring,” organized by COMECE in cooperation with the EPP

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Egypt warning: Britons told to avoid South Sinai
Date of source: Wednesday, February 19, 2014
By: BBC News
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The Foreign Office said British nationals should avoid "all but essential travel" to the region.
Russia's Putin says supports Sisi's bid for Egypt presidency
Date of source: Thursday, February 13, 2014
By: Reuters
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(Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday threw his weight behind a presidential bid by Egyptian Army chief Field Marshal Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, voicing hope that ties would strengthen after the election.
When will 'The Square' be shown in Egypt?
Date of source: Thursday, January 30, 2014
By: The Arabist
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Jehane Noujaim's documentary The Square has been short-listed for the Oscar, is now available on Netflix, and recently won her an Directors' Guil
Saudi Arabia takes stand in Egypt's politics
Date of source: Thursday, October 31, 2013
By: World Review
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EGYPT is struggling with an internal and violent political and social conflict which will continue to undermine domestic stability.
Egypt's Sabahi says to contest presidency
Date of source: Saturday, February 8, 2014
By: Reuters
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(Reuters) - Egyptian leftist politician Hamdeen Sabahi announced on Saturday he would be running for the presidency in a forthcoming election, enlivening a race that army chief Field Marshal Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is widely expected to win.
The Future of Egypt’s Copts
Date of source: Tuesday, February 4, 2014
By: Hoover Institution
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The fall of the Mubarak regime in February 2011 unleashed a monumental and contagious wave of optimism. Images of Christians and Muslims holding hands in Tahrir Square were broadcast around the world and gave credence to the narrative that a new more liberal and democratic Egypt was being born.
The Muslim Brotherhood Speaks Out Of Both Sides Of Its Mouth
Date of source: Friday, February 7, 2014
By: Forbes
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Before the 2012 Egyptian presidential elections, dozens of Muslim Brotherhood members were dispatched to the US and Europe. They presented a picture that interlocutors could identify with. They were young, western-educated and articulate.
Analysis: Reconciliation looks remote in Egypt
Date of source: Wednesday, March 5, 2014
By: Irin News
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CAIRO, 5 March 2014 (IRIN) - The seven months since July’s overthrow of President Mohamed Morsi in Egypt have been among the most violent and divisive in recent times, analysts say, as much of society polarizes along pro-Muslim Brotherhood (MB) and pro-army lines. 
In Egypt, Religion Must be Used as a Positive Force
Date of source: Thursday, January 9, 2014
By: Brookings Institution
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Concentrated Power Looks Good Amid Chaos
Date of source: Tuesday, January 28, 2014
By: Brookings Institution
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By: Shadi Hamid

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