Date of source: Wednesday, October 29, 1997
A new bill amending some of the articles of the Hamaiouni law which is concerned with building churches is allegedly being discussed.
Date of source: Thursday, August 28, 1997
President Housni Moubarak gave a comprehensive political speech to Al-Ahram newspaper last week. This speech dealt with the president’s viewpoints concerning the most important internal and external issues and was clear and self- evident. Yet the problems of the Copts, and their aspirations for the...
Date of source: Friday, June 27, 1997
Initially Dr. Abdel Fatah Ali, former minister of health, forbade the circumcision of girls by unqualified persons, in other words, recognizing that medical practitioners could do the job. Nevertheless, especially among doctors, opposition to female circumcision is strong. Dr. Ismail Salam, Dr. Ali...
Date of source: Friday, August 18, 2006
Dr. Hammād cAbd Allāh Hammād criticizes some practices in the tourist sector in Egypt especially forbidding veiled women from entering certain tourist establishments.
Date of source: Sunday, July 23, 2006
The author reviews a book written by an Indian Muslim scholar discussing the position women enjoy in Islam and refuting allegations that Islam encourages polygamy.
Date of source: Friday, May 12, 2006
The author publishes the text of the reasons on which the Administrative Judiciary Court relied to give its controversial sentence compelling Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria to grant permit for a second marriage to a Copt who divorced his wife by a court ruling.
Date of source: Saturday, May 6, 2006 to Friday, May 12, 2006
Rose al-Yousuf publishes the full text of the appeal made by Pope Shenouda III against a court ruling obliging him to grant permission to divorced Copts to remarry.
Date of source: Friday, April 14, 2006
Several Muslim scholars agree on that Muslim women are not allowed to marry non-Muslim men, despite Sudanese leader Hasan al-Turābī’s controversial statements allowing Muslim women to marry Jewish or Christian men.
Date of source: Monday, April 10, 2006
A Coptic businessman has distributed his wealth according to the Islamic Sharī‘a for fear that his wealth would be lost by their husbands
Date of source: Tuesday, March 7, 2006
Dr. Thanā’ Fou’ād ‘Abd Allāh discusses the issue of improving the conditions of women in Saudi Arabia. Although there is trend that asks for the liberation of women, there is also another stream that opposes what they call ‘westernizing’ Saudi women.