Date of source: Sunday, March 1, 2009
The public prosecutor has launched an appeal on behalf of Camilia Lutfī to change the 2008 court ruling that granted her husband custody of their children.
Date of source: Saturday, February 28, 2009
A Coptic teenager escaped from her family home intending to marry a 20 year old young Muslim man. Copts demonstrated angrily and the prosecution released the couple. The teenage girl is said to have been sent to a monastery in Cairo to be taken care of.
Date of source: Sunday, March 1, 2009
The Supreme Administrative court has decided to postpone the hearing in the case of Christian born individuals who converted to Islam and then reconverted to Christianity.
Date of source: Friday, February 20, 2009
Pope Shenouda III of the Coptic Orthodox Church calls on the Egyptian first lady to intervene to end the problem of converts who want to re-embrace Christianity at governmental institutes.
Date of source: Sunday, February 15, 2009
Watani International tells the story of a custody battle between two divorced parents. The story was further complicated by the fact that the child’s father converted to Islam.
Date of source: Sunday, February 1, 2009
The author reviews stories from the Egyptian press over the last month. The articles he picks up on include a story about Christian Qur’ānic readers, a Muslim carpenter that make crucifixes and the tale of a convert to Islam who believes the church is hiding his family to prevent them from...
Date of source: Sunday, January 25, 2009
The minister of education has announced that the 14 year old Christian twins Andrew and Mario do not have to sit an Islamic education exam.
Date of source: Saturday, December 20, 2008
Dr. Philippe Fargues is a researcher and professor at the American University of Cairo who has investigated the complicated issue of Christian statistics in Egypt. While Pope Shenouda states that around 12 percent of the Egyptian population is Christian, CAPMAS estimates that the figure is actually...
Date of source: Wednesday, September 3, 2008
The author discusses the case of Wafā’ Qustantīn, and wonders why her case has been given such a great deal of attention.
Date of source: Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Conversion in Egypt is a difficult subject. There is a great deal of secrecy regarding the numbers of conversions that take place each year and the Egyptian press in general does not investigate the stories fully. This paper focuses both on the primary causes for conversion and also on the way that...