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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...
Date of source: Sunday, May 24, 2026
Based on participant observation and interviews with two bawwābīn in al-Munīra neighborhood of Cairo, this report examines the position of doormen in contemporary urban Egypt. By following the experiences of bawwābīn Wā’il and ʿAīd, the paper shows how the boundaries between work and private life...
Date of source: Tuesday, May 5, 2026
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...
Date of source: Wednesday, May 20, 2026
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...
Date of source: Wednesday, September 24, 2025
The Christian student started wearing the ḥijāb in the morning for school and also in the evening for her lessons.
"I just kept wearing it throughout the day, since I had the same teachers and classmates," she explained, becoming so covered that "no one knew I was Christian anymore."
Maryam did not...
Date of source: Tuesday, May 19, 2026
The controversial new personal status draft law for Christians in Egypt has gained official agreement within the six major churches that took part in its drafting, with statements asserting that "it could not have been better."
However, a review of previous church and academic discussions revealed...
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: Friday, May 1, 2026
Coptic Orthodox Bishop Būlā of Ṭanṭā and its dependencies revealed that men and women will be equal in inheritance in accordance with the new draft Personal Status Law for Christians, which is in agreement with the Holy Bible.
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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.