Date of source: Monday, April 20, 2026
Bishop Bākhūm, the Patriarchal Auxiliary for Catholic Patriarchal Diocese Affairs, affirmed that statements regarding the Personal Status Law for Christians will only be issued through newspapers and media outlets accredited by the Church.
Date of source: Thursday, April 16, 2026
Prime Minister Muṣṭafa Madbūlī held a meeting on Thursday (April 16) to follow up on draft laws regulating personal status affairs for both Muslims and Christians, as well as the draft law on the Family Support Fund.
Date of source: Monday, April 20, 2026
Rev. Rifʿat Fateḥī, Secretary-General of the Evangelical Synod of the Nile and a member of the committee drafting the personal status law for Christians, responded to questions about the extent to which the new law meets the aspirations of Christians regarding personal status affairs.
Date of source: Thursday, April 16, 2026
The government announced that the draft family law for Christians has been completed in a comprehensive manner.
Date of source: Sunday, April 19, 2026
Ṭāriq al-Muḥammadī, Deputy Chairman of the Religious Affairs Committee in the House of Representatives, said the National Front Party (NFP)’s initiative to launch a societal dialogue on the draft law on personal status affairs represents a "serious and important" step towards reforming one of the...
Date of source: Sunday, April 19, 2026
A Christian lawmaker said that the old law on personal status for Christians had many flaws, as there has been more than one separate law for each denomination, let alone the fact that the current active laws were "antiquated."
Date of source: Monday, March 2, 2026
The former Grand Muftī of Egypt, Dr. ʿAlī Gomʿa, said that the stories and names of "al-Ḥinn and al-Binn" were found in ancient heritage books and the cultures of the Levant, Iraq and India, but they were not mentioned in the Holy Qur’ān or the Sunnah, the Prophet Muḥammad’s tradition.
Date of source: Monday, March 16, 2026
Dr. ʿAlī Gomʿa, a former grand muftī of Egypt, said that the issue of polygamy raises many questions, especially when women receive conflicting information.
Date of source: Wednesday, March 18, 2026
A volunteer with the National Alliance for Civil Development Work (NACDW) initiative in Asyūṭ governorate and the Misr El Kheir (Miṣr al-Khayr) charity foundation said that the foundation contributes to preparing meals for fasting people on a daily basis and contributes to packaging and...
Date of source: Wednesday, March 18, 2026
The Misr El Kheir (Miṣr al-Khair) charity foundation has provided humanitarian services on a daily basis during the holy fasting month of Ramaḍān, as 250 ifṭār meals were given inside a male care home.