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 concerned must be consulted so that the law can be addressed from broader and more realistic angles," said Ṣalāḥ on his Facebook page.