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Independent MP proposes draft law to limit women’s right to divorce
Egypt
March 17, 2012
Independent MP proposes draft law to limit women’s right to divorce
An independent MP has joined the heated debate over women’s rights by suggesting a controversial draft law to limit the…
Islamist MPs attack family laws and National Council for Women
Egypt
March 13, 2012
Islamist MPs attack family laws and National Council for Women
A number of MPs expressed their rejection of how members of the National Council for Women were appointed, saying it…
Backlash against ‘Suzanne Mubarak laws’ was inevitable
Opinion
November 8, 2011
Backlash against ‘Suzanne Mubarak laws’ was inevitable
Believe it or not: Egyptian men are busy planning and implementing another revolution, but this time women will not play…
Coptic Church resumes examination of divorce requests
Egypt
September 20, 2011
Coptic Church resumes examination of divorce requests
The Coptic Orthodox Church’s Clerical Council for Personal Affairs resumed on Tuesday examining requests for divorce submitted by Copts, after…
120 Coptic Christians leave Orthodox Church over divorce, remarriage laws
Egypt
September 18, 2011
120 Coptic Christians leave Orthodox Church over divorce, remarriage laws
The Coptic Orthodox Church in Egypt has received more than 120 individual notices from Coptic Christians informing the Church that…
Egyptian Copts to leave denomination in protest over remarriage
Egypt
September 15, 2011
Egyptian Copts to leave denomination in protest over remarriage
In what they described as an “unprecedented” step in the history of Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Church, a group of Coptic…
Islamists threaten to roll back legal gains for women
Egypt
August 17, 2011
Islamists threaten to roll back legal gains for women
Ahmed Abubaker, a 35-year-old teacher has little interest in politics and barely followed the developments of the Egyptian revolution. But…
Wife demands divorce after husband accepts free meal
Egypt
August 16, 2011
Wife demands divorce after husband accepts free meal
The university professor didn’t realize that accepting free food would end his married life. But when he decided to break…
Copts demanding right to divorce will collectively leave Church
Egypt
August 13, 2011
Copts demanding right to divorce will collectively leave Church
The Right to Life Movement, a Coptic group, said a large number of its members will collectively leave the Coptic Orthodox…
Egypt’s Evangelical Church demands civil marriages
Egypt
July 27, 2011
Egypt’s Evangelical Church demands civil marriages
Allowing civil marriages could solve current disputes among Copts on whether to allow divorce and remarriage, the head of Egypt's…