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‘Marry Me, Thank You’: The perennial quest for an adequate husband
Books

‘Marry Me, Thank You’: The perennial quest for an adequate husband

A few weeks ago, up-and-coming writer Omnia Fawzy celebrated the launch of her first book, Etgawezni, Shokran (‘Marry Me, Thank…
Soaring divorce rates threaten Egypt with ‘collapse,’ minister warns
Egypt

Soaring divorce rates threaten Egypt with ‘collapse,’ minister warns

Family and Population Minister Moushira Khattab warned this week that soaring national divorce rates threatened Egyptian society with "collapse.”
Egyptian-American sues government over custody law
Egypt

Egyptian-American sues government over custody law

Egyptian-American Mohamad Abd al-Sameea is suing the Egyptian government through the international court system because of Egypt's "parental visitation" law…
Egypt’s divorce rates rising, says official agency
Egypt

Egypt’s divorce rates rising, says official agency

Divorce rates among Egyptians between the age of 18 and 29 have risen to a whopping 40 percent, according to…
Churches hail court’s reversal on remarriage
Egypt

Churches hail court’s reversal on remarriage

Egypt's Coptic, Catholic and Anglican Churches all welcomed a decision by the Supreme Constitutional Court to overturn a previous ruling…
Court ruling on Coptic remarriage overturned
Egypt

Court ruling on Coptic remarriage overturned

The Supreme Constitutional Court on Wednesday overturned an earlier verdict issued in May by the Supreme Administrative Court that obliged…
Shenouda: Jehova’s Witnesses aren’t Christians
Egypt

Shenouda: Jehova’s Witnesses aren’t Christians

In his Wednesday sermon, Coptic Pope Shenouda III stated that Jehova's Witnesses "are not Christians," noting that it was permissable…
Coptic lawyers protest personal-status law
Egypt

Coptic lawyers protest personal-status law

Scores of Coptic lawyers of a secular orientation staged a protest on the staircase outside Justice Ministry headquarters against a…
Church officials blast meeting on personal status law
Egypt

Church officials blast meeting on personal status law

A commission drawn up by the Minister of Justice met for the first time on Monday to prepare a unified…
Papal stance on divorce ignites debate among Copts
Egypt

Papal stance on divorce ignites debate among Copts

Coptic divorcee Hani Wasfi has raised a lawsuit against the Coptic Church’s refusal to allow him to remarry. Wasfi won…
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