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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: Thursday, June 4, 2026
In the Christian conscience, divorce is not a cold signature at the end of a troubled relationship nor a quick escape from a heavy responsibility. It is a wound that strikes at the very heart of the marital covenant, a painful declaration of a relationship whose legal facade is no longer sufficient...
Date of source: Sunday, June 14, 2026
Counselor Dr. George Sāmī Nicola, Vice President of the Administrative Prosecution Authority, said that the Personal Status Regulations for Orthodox Copts issued in 1938 and its amendments in 2008 have become the only applicable regulations for Orthodox Copts’ personal status disputes, provided...
Date of source: Sunday, June 14, 2026
A Coptic researcher reviewed the historical roots of personal status legislation for non-Muslims, stressing that it dates back to the year 1453 AD, when Ottoman Sultan Muḥammad the Conqueror conquered Constantinople and declared the guarantee of freedom of the Christian religion, granting the...
Date of source: Friday, July 29, 2022
"Once she grows older and the hints begin, the girl starts searching for her match, convincingly navigating the advice of neighbors, friends, family and the opportunities offered by social media and apps. And woe to the woman who counts the years without a suitor knocking on her family's door,"...
Date of source: Monday, July 26, 2021
Dr. Maḥmūd Shalabī, Secretary of Fatwa at the Egyptian Dār al-Iftā’, noted that a valid marriage is one in which all the legal conditions are fulfilled.
"If the marriage takes place in the presence of witnesses, the matrimonial formula is recited, the guardian is present, the family and the...
Date of source: Friday, August 6, 2021
The misyār marriage is one of the issues that always causes a great deal of controversy, as it allows the wife to waive her rights to maintenance and housing from the husband.
Date of source: Saturday, January 23, 2021
According to contemporary jurists, misyār marriage is a legitimate marriage that meets all the legal conditions, taking one of the following forms: the husband is either not obligated to provide maintenance and housing or spared the commitment of fairness between multiple wives in a manner where a...
Date of source: Sunday, June 14, 2026
A veteran Coptic researcher, Dr. Tharwat Ṣamū’īl, noted that the Christian marriage is not just a social system to regulate life but rather a profound divine call, adding that the need arises to rediscover the meaning of genuine Christian marriage in a world rife with changes and social...
Date of source: Sunday, June 21, 2026
Misyār marriage, often translated as “passing marriage,” derives from the Arabic root sayr (to pass or move through), a term that reflects the non-cohabiting and frequently intermittent nature of such unions. Emerging in Saudi Arabia in the late twentieth century, misyār is generally understood as...
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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.