Date of source: Thursday, January 22, 2026
The Personal Status Law regulates divorce as a last resort, to be pursued only after all attempts at reconciliation have failed. This framework seeks to strike a balance between preserving family stability and protecting a spouse from harm when continued cohabitation becomes impossible.
Date of source: Thursday, January 22, 2026
Author Nādir Jalāl announced the release of his new book, "Family in the Dock," at the 57th session of the Cairo International Book Fair (CIBF).
Date of source: Tuesday, December 2, 2025
As part of al-Azhar’s efforts to support stability of Egyptian families, al-Azhar Fatwa Global Center and the National Council for Women wrapped up a series of meetings and awareness-raising seminars in 19 governorates in November 2025 as part of the NCW’s Family Guidance and Balanced Upbringing...
Date of source: Wednesday, November 26, 2025
Dār al-Iftā’ said that the Islamic Sharīʿa rejects family violence in all its forms, asserting that its impermissibility is even harsher if it is practiced against females within the family, including wives.
Date of source: Tuesday, November 25, 2025
The Muslim Council of Elders, under Grand Imām of al-Azhar Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb, stressed that the protection of women against all forms of violence—physical, psychological, verbal and digital—is a sacred religious, moral and humanitarian obligation.
Date of source: Sunday, October 12, 2025
Dr. Ayman al-Ḥajjār, a researcher at al-Azhar’s Council of Senior Scholars, said the ḥadīth that reads "A people who make a woman their ruler will never be successful" is a well-documented one reported by Imām al-Bukhārī and narrated by the revered Ṣaḥabī (the Prophet’s Companion) Abū Bakra.
Date of source: Saturday, September 20, 2025
Bishop of al-Minyā Anbā Makāryūs said he has the names and photos of persons involved in the forced conversion of Coptic girls to Islam.
Date of source: Thursday, October 9, 2025
The Church emphasized that this method does not represent a genuine change in faith but rather violates a constitutional principle stipulating that Christians should abide by their own religious laws on personal status matters.
Date of source: Monday, September 8, 2025
"Perhaps some women have had skepticism, have been through some tough psychological attitudes, have come under some social pressure, or have been influenced by some bad company. We should never handle mistakes by hardline approaches or cruelty," Shaykh Aḥmad Wisām said in statements at the Fatāwa...
Date of source: Wednesday, September 10, 2025
"In the case of a man who would divorce his wife verbally and would not document it, this divorce will not be effective. Only documentation will confirm the divorce," said Salāma, a member of the House of Representatives’ Human Rights Committee.