Hala Sedki
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Hala Sedki George Younan (born on June 12, 1961 in Cairo
) is an Egypt
ian actress. She was a swimmer playing for Zamalek SC. She has received a Bachelor of Arts
in 1981.
. Hala has also worked in many successful TV series such as Awrak Misrya, Arabisk, Zaman Al Aolama and Ynabei El Eshk. She also as finished shooting a big film called "Young Alexander", which is about the story of Alexander the Great.
In 2002, a court ruled that the Coptic Egyptian actress Hala Sidki could divorce her Coptic husband. But she only won her case after years spent in court and after the church relented and backed her divorce.
She was the first Christian woman
to use Islam
's Khula law
privileges to divorce her ex-husband the well-known businessman Magdi William. On the other hand, she has converted to the Syriac Orthodox Church
and then reverted back to the Coptic Church. Accordingly, she legally got annulment of her first marriage. In this, Pope Shenouda III
has granted her the blessings of her second marriage while her divorcee could not remarry.
Hala Sedki has had a great "divorce party
". After Hala Sedki got married for the second time, the anger aroused among thousands of Copts in addition to Hala's divorcee who cannot marry because the pope refuse to give them license to marriage. The matter that lead him to sue the pope and the Coptic Church.
Magdy Fouad, Magdi William's lawyer, five appeals against the decision of the General Congregation Council
to amend the 1938 Code of personal status to Christians, revealing his intention to use the memorandum of appeal equitable Solomon and intellectual Habib submitted to the Supreme Administrative Court against the constitutionality of regulations and lack of it, students transfer to the Supreme Constitutional Court.
Magdi has slammed the Clerical Council for Family Affairs (CCFA) for "duplication" and the lack of consistent standards have in marriage and divorce, and said: "topic in the church is moving according to the whims and personal interests.
In 2010, the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR), a human rights group, has taken the lead in advocating the right of Orthodox Copts to divorce and remarry. It has called on the Egyptian authorities to take immediate steps towards establishing an optional family law system.
In May 2010, The Higher Administrative Court ordered Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Church to allow divorced Christians to remarry, confirming that it is unconstitutional and against the law to prevent second marriage for Egyptian Copts.
If the Church accepted the court ruling, more than 35,000 Copts, who are hoping to remarry, would be able to do so. Moments after the ruling was announced, Shenouda, who is known for his conservative and allegedly rigid understanding of the Bible, mobilised his bishops and lawyers to deaden the euphoria caused by the unprecedented ruling among Coptic divorcees, who are desperately trying to get remarried.
In June, 2010, Coptic fundamentalists says that marriage is one of the seven sacraments of the Church, which no outsider or agency should interfere in as Pope Shenouda should not be ordered to change spiritual teachings. The matter that lead liberal Muslims to wonder how can Copts reject the religious state and in the same time they disagree with the principles of the civilian state. Subsequently, the church's strict conditions for remarriage have been subject to growing criticism by Copts themselves as well as civil rights organisations.
In July, 2010, Egypt's Supreme Constitutional Court suspended the implementation of a controversial judicial ruling by the Higher Administrative Court to allow divorced Copts to remarry, which was rejected by the Coptic Orthodox Church in Egypt.
... aka Chaos (Canada: English title)
... aka Chaos, Le (France)
... aka Chaos, This Is (USA)
... aka Alexandria... New York (USA)
... aka Ghadab, El (Egypt: Arabic title)
... aka Iskanderija... New York (Egypt: Arabic title)
... aka Iskinderia... New York (El ghadab) (Egypt: Arabic title)
... aka Out of Time (USA: video box title)
... aka ebak maa el zaman (Egypt: Arabic title)
... aka Half a Million
Cairo
Cairo , is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world and Africa, and the 16th largest metropolitan area in the world. Nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life...
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Egypt
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ian actress. She was a swimmer playing for Zamalek SC. She has received a Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
in 1981.
Career
She began her career with the director Nour Al Demirdash in Rehlet Al Melion and has worked in more than 30 films. She has also received the Best Actress Award from Cairo International Film FestivalCairo International Film Festival
The Cairo International Film Festival is an annual film festival held in Cairo, Egypt. It was established in 1976 and was the first international film festival held in the Arab world...
. Hala has also worked in many successful TV series such as Awrak Misrya, Arabisk, Zaman Al Aolama and Ynabei El Eshk. She also as finished shooting a big film called "Young Alexander", which is about the story of Alexander the Great.
Divorce dispute
After only five months of marriage, Magdy William Youssef, the well known businessman, has filed a lawsuit against his wife Hala Sedki, in which he requests to nullify the marriage contract for his discovery that his wife was not a virgin when he married her. However, the court received the case for not set up during the first month of marriage, the length of time allowed for the establishment of such cases. But he then made another petition requesting the divorce to the impossibility of married life. But the court also rejected, although the circulation in the courts on a full 9 years.In 2002, a court ruled that the Coptic Egyptian actress Hala Sidki could divorce her Coptic husband. But she only won her case after years spent in court and after the church relented and backed her divorce.
She was the first Christian woman
Copt
The Copts are the native Egyptian Christians , a major ethnoreligious group in Egypt....
to use Islam
Islam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
's Khula law
Khula
Khula is the right of a woman in Islam to seek a divorce or separation from her husband. More accurately, it is merely the right of a wife to seek a release from the marriage bond, similar to the Get in Judaic law, but unlike the latter where the husband has unilateral right to refuse, a Muslim...
privileges to divorce her ex-husband the well-known businessman Magdi William. On the other hand, she has converted to the Syriac Orthodox Church
Syriac Orthodox Church
The Syriac Orthodox Church; is an autocephalous Oriental Orthodox church based in the Eastern Mediterranean, with members spread throughout the world. The Syriac Orthodox Church claims to derive its origin from one of the first Christian communities, established in Antioch by the Apostle St....
and then reverted back to the Coptic Church. Accordingly, she legally got annulment of her first marriage. In this, Pope Shenouda III
Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria
Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria is the 117th Pope of Alexandria and the Patriarch of All Africa on the Holy Apostolic See of Saint Mark the Evangelist of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria...
has granted her the blessings of her second marriage while her divorcee could not remarry.
Hala Sedki has had a great "divorce party
Divorce party
A divorce party is a way to have a ceremony that celebrates the end of a marriage or civil union. Types of divorce parties vary greatly, and can involve either one or both members of the separating couple...
". After Hala Sedki got married for the second time, the anger aroused among thousands of Copts in addition to Hala's divorcee who cannot marry because the pope refuse to give them license to marriage. The matter that lead him to sue the pope and the Coptic Church.
Magdy Fouad, Magdi William's lawyer, five appeals against the decision of the General Congregation Council
General Congregation Council
General Congregation Council is part of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria and represents the laity of the Church, it is also known as the Coptic Orthodox Lay Council...
to amend the 1938 Code of personal status to Christians, revealing his intention to use the memorandum of appeal equitable Solomon and intellectual Habib submitted to the Supreme Administrative Court against the constitutionality of regulations and lack of it, students transfer to the Supreme Constitutional Court.
Magdi has slammed the Clerical Council for Family Affairs (CCFA) for "duplication" and the lack of consistent standards have in marriage and divorce, and said: "topic in the church is moving according to the whims and personal interests.
In 2010, the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR), a human rights group, has taken the lead in advocating the right of Orthodox Copts to divorce and remarry. It has called on the Egyptian authorities to take immediate steps towards establishing an optional family law system.
In May 2010, The Higher Administrative Court ordered Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Church to allow divorced Christians to remarry, confirming that it is unconstitutional and against the law to prevent second marriage for Egyptian Copts.
If the Church accepted the court ruling, more than 35,000 Copts, who are hoping to remarry, would be able to do so. Moments after the ruling was announced, Shenouda, who is known for his conservative and allegedly rigid understanding of the Bible, mobilised his bishops and lawyers to deaden the euphoria caused by the unprecedented ruling among Coptic divorcees, who are desperately trying to get remarried.
In June, 2010, Coptic fundamentalists says that marriage is one of the seven sacraments of the Church, which no outsider or agency should interfere in as Pope Shenouda should not be ordered to change spiritual teachings. The matter that lead liberal Muslims to wonder how can Copts reject the religious state and in the same time they disagree with the principles of the civilian state. Subsequently, the church's strict conditions for remarriage have been subject to growing criticism by Copts themselves as well as civil rights organisations.
In July, 2010, Egypt's Supreme Constitutional Court suspended the implementation of a controversial judicial ruling by the Higher Administrative Court to allow divorced Copts to remarry, which was rejected by the Coptic Orthodox Church in Egypt.
Filmography
- Young Alexander the Great (2007) .... Olympias, Queen of Macedonia
- Heya fawda (2007)
... aka Chaos (Canada: English title)
... aka Chaos, Le (France)
... aka Chaos, This Is (USA)
- Mateegy norkos (2006)
- Alexandrie... New York (2004) .... Bonnie
... aka Alexandria... New York (USA)
... aka Ghadab, El (Egypt: Arabic title)
... aka Iskanderija... New York (Egypt: Arabic title)
... aka Iskinderia... New York (El ghadab) (Egypt: Arabic title)
- The Serpent of Death (1989) (as Hala Sidki) .... Nabila
... aka Out of Time (USA: video box title)
... aka ebak maa el zaman (Egypt: Arabic title)
- Nos arnab (1985)
... aka Half a Million