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Egyptian re-marriage ruling angers Coptic Christians


A new confrontation has emerged between the state and the clergy in Egypt.

The country does not recognise a civil marriage, where a person's marital status depends on the laws of their religion.

But the high court has ruled that Coptic Christians can re-marry following divorce, something their church forbids.

The decision has sparked outrage in the Coptic community, as Al Jazeera's Rawya Rageh reports
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