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Date of source: Tuesday, May 5, 2026
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.
Date of source: Sunday, April 26, 2026
A Coptic figure revealed that Egypt is preparing to issue the first Personal Status Law for Christians in its history, noting there has been no law regulating the personal status of Christians since the time of Islamic ruler ʿAmr ibn al-ʿĀṣ.
Date of source: Thursday, April 30, 2026
Anbā Bākhūm, the Patriarchal Auxiliary for the Coptic Orthodox Church’s Patriarchal Diocese Affairs, said the cabinet’s approval of the unified draft law on personal status for Christians was an "important step" towards regulating family affairs in a manner taking into consideration the particular...
Date of source: Thursday, April 30, 2026
A cabinet meeting held on Wednesday (April 29) approved the draft of the Personal Status Law for Muslims, which introduced procedures for the first time to regulate the system of personal status for Muslims in implementation of directives by President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī to expedite the referral...
Date of source: Friday, April 17, 2026
The new family law emerges in a decisive legislative moment as an attempt to reshape the balance of relationships within the Egyptian home. The law is presented as a long-awaited victory for women and a necessary response to years of suffering with complex procedures and disputes that have...
Date of source: Saturday, April 25, 2026
Christina ʿImād, who had been reported missing since Tuesday, returned to her family after being missing since Tuesday (April 21) in al-Maʿṣara area, Ḥilwān district, southern Cairo.
Date of source: Thursday, April 16, 2026
Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyib, received Īhāb Jamāl al-Dīn, Chairman of the National Council for Human Rights (NCHR), to exchange views and possible ways of cooperation between the two sides.
Date of source: Sunday, April 19, 2026
The Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyib, issued a decision assigning Shaykh Ayman ʿAbd al-Ghanī, Head of al-Azhar Institutes Sector, to manage the financial and administrative tasks of al-Azhar undersecretary, pending the appointment of a new one in accordance with the procedures specified...
Date of source: Thursday, April 16, 2026
Prime Minister Muṣṭafa Madbūlī held a meeting on Thursday (April 16) to follow up on draft laws regulating personal status affairs for both Muslims and Christians, as well as the draft law on the Family Support Fund.
Date of source: Monday, April 20, 2026
Rev. Rifʿat Fateḥī, Secretary-General of the Evangelical Synod of the Nile and a member of the committee drafting the personal status law for Christians, responded to questions about the extent to which the new law meets the aspirations of Christians regarding personal status affairs.
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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.