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Date of source: Saturday, July 6, 2019
A new problem has emerged in Egypt in recent days. It is about the freedom of Christian women in general to change their religion to Islam and the consequent possibility of marriage to a Muslim and the transition from a Christian family to a Muslim family. This is the background of tensions...
Date of source: Wednesday, May 27, 2026
Rev. ʿEīd Ṣalāḥ, pastor of the Evangelical Church in ʿAīn Shams, published a report detailing the specific grounds for divorce within the Greek Orthodox community, as outlined in Article 47 of the draft Family Law for Christians.
Date of source: Tuesday, May 19, 2026
Grand Muftī of Egypt, Dr. Naẓīr Muḥammad ʿAyyād, affirmed that Islam has granted women a high status and considered them an essential partner in life, praising women’s role in the development of homelands.
Date of source: Saturday, May 23, 2026
The new draft family law has reorganized polygamy in Egypt by establishing a set of controls and legal procedures aimed at protecting the rights of wives and children while preserving the Sharīʿa.
Date of source: Wednesday, May 20, 2026
In a notable development within the draft law on personal status affairs for Christians, Article 30 revealed specific exceptions to the prohibitions on marriage, most notably allowing marriage to the wife’s sister or the brother’s wife in the event of death within some denominations. This provision...
Date of source: Monday, May 25, 2026
Dr. ʿAbd al-Munʿim Fū’ād, Supervisor of al-Azhar Riwāq, affirmed that Islamic Sharīʿa does not require a man to obtain his first wife's permission to marry another. He asserted that Islam requires "fair treatment" as a basic condition but does not mandate permission.
Date of source: Friday, May 22, 2026
The new draft personal status law has revived debate over the issue of polygamy, following official clarifications from the chairman of the drafting committee. He stated that the draft does not include any provision requiring the husband to obtain written consent from the first wife before marrying...
Date of source: Wednesday, May 6, 2026
Rev. ʿEīd Ṣalāḥ, Head of the Judicial & Constitutional Council of the Coptic Evangelical Church in Egypt, said that societal dialogue before approving the personal status law for Christians is a real "necessity."
"Experts, the persons affected by the new law, sociologists and all parties...
Date of source: Monday, May 25, 2026
It is clear that the debate regarding personal status law in Egypt, whether for Muslims or Christians, has been dominated by a conflation of religious authority with social traditions. This issue exerts a significant influence on the centralization of power and influence within family spheres and...
Date of source: Wednesday, May 6, 2026
The new draft family law continues to establish precise regulations governing marital relations, dedicating Chapter Three to defining cases of prohibited marriage, whether permanent or temporary, in a step aimed at strengthening the legal and religious framework of family relations and preventing...
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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.