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The 2014 Egyptian Constitution; Perspectives from Egypt
The three Egyptian churches represented in the constitution-writing panel, however, approved the election of Counselor Husām al-Ghiryānī, President of the Supreme Judiciary Council and the Court of Cassation, as chairman of the assembly. [‘Abd al-Wahāb Sha’bān, al-Wafd, June 20, p. 3] Read original...
Shīʿah leaders asked for representation for their minority in the Constituent Committee responsible for amending the suspended constitution. They said that what matters the most is the not to repeat the mistakes that led the previous regime to exclude the Shīʿah community from the commission for...
A church source said acting patriarch Bishop Pachomius named 10 persons to represent the Coptic Orthodox Church at the constitutional assembly, most notably are Bishop Mūsá of Youth, Bishop Marqus of Shubrā al-Khaymah, Counselor Edward Ghālib and Ambassador Wahīb al-Minyāwī. [‘Imād Khalīl, al-Misrī...
A church source said acting patriarch Bishop Pachomius named 10 persons to represent the Coptic Orthodox Church at the constitutional assembly, most notably are Bishop Mūsá of Youth, Bishop Marqus of Shubrā al-Khaymah, Counselor Edward Ghālib and Ambassador Wahīb al-Minyāwī. [‘Imād Khalīl, al-Misrī...
The behaviors of some Egyptians – Muslims and Copts – need genuine reconsideration as the Egyptians need to be convinced that establishing the pillars of a civil state is a key exit of what the nation is going through, writes ‘Abd al-Latīf al-Manāwī in an opinion article in al-Misrī al-Yawm. The...
Majdī Shenouda, the representative of the church on the panel, said the ruling has offered a sigh of relief for the Egyptian street and was in line with the law. He called for re-forming the assembly that should include at least five constitutional law experts. Asked whether the church, which had...
Meanwhile, Grand Shaykh of the Azhar Dr. Ahmad al-Tayyīb underscored the importance of participation by all groups of the society, syndicates, unions and institutions including the Azhar in the constituent assembly drafting a new constitution for Egypt. “The meeting stressed that the articles of...
The three Orthodox, Evangelical and Catholic churches expressed discontent over the constituent assembly in its current lineup as several political powers quitted due to differences between the majority MPs and independent legislators regarding the rates of representation inside the panel. The...
The three Egyptian Christian denominations denied that they received a letter form the People’s Assembly to participate in the constitution panel. [‘Abd al-Wahāb, Al-Wafd, March 25, 2012, p. 1] Read original text in Arabic

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