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[Reviewer’s Note: Article II of the Egyptian Constitution reads, “Islam is the official religion of the state, Arabic its official language and the principles of Islamic sharī’ah are the main source of legislation”. Salafists seek removing the word ‘principles’ or replacing it with the word ‘...
Dr. Safwat al-Bayādī, the head of the CopticEvangelicalChurch in Egypt, called on the general Evangelical council and heads of Evangelical synods to meet on Friday (July 13) to exchange views on the current developments and Article II of the Constitution. [Husnī Mīlād, al-Akhbār, July 11, p. 10] ...
The Freedom and Justice Part, the political arm of the Muslim Brotherhood, is facing a predicament inside the constituent assembly drafting a new Egyptian constitution over the salafists’ insistence that Article II must be amended by removing the word ‘principles’ or replacing it with the word ‘...
[Reviewer’s Note: Article II of the Egyptian Constitution reads, “Islam is the official religion of the state, Arabic its official language and the principles of Islamic sharī’ah are the main source of legislation”. Salafists seek removing the word ‘principles’ or replacing it with the word ‘...
Meanwhile, Grand Shaykh of the Azhar Dr. Ahmad al-Tayīb said the current fuss over Article II of the Constitution and has been subject to argument in the media is violation of the top Sunni establishment’s opinion and the points approved in the Azhar Document. “The Azhar, out of its legitimate,...
The session saw intensive presence by members of the Muslim Brotherhood that Counselor Māhir al-Buhayrī, President of the Supreme Constitutional Court, called the session to end three times over squabbles and clashes among the lawyers. [Khālid Abū al-‘Izz, al-Ahrām, July 11, p. 1] Read text in...
The leaders of the three churches appealed to all Egyptians – Muslims and Christians – to go to the polling stations and play their part in shaping the political future of Egypt. [‘Imād Khalīl, Hamdī Qāsim and Yāsir Shimīs, al-Misrī al-Yawm, June 17, p. 10] Read original text in Arabic
The Administrative Judiciary Court on Tuesday (June 19) is looking into a case to dissolve the Muslim Brotherhood group, filed by lawyer Shihātah Muhammad Shihātah, who said that on July 5, 2002 the law on NGOs was enacted and obliged all associations, including the Muslim Brotherhood, to legalize...
The leaders of the three churches appealed to all Egyptians – Muslims and Christians – to go to the polling stations and play their part in shaping the political future of Egypt. [‘Imād Khalīl, Hamdī Qāsim and Yāsir Shimīs, al-Misrī al-Yawm, June 17, p. 10] Read original text in Arabic
“What is of importance to us in the Egyptian church is the stability of the nation and the person capable of achieving the ambitions of our great people,” he said. [Husnī Mīlād and Fāyzah al-Janbīhī, al-Akhbār, June 17, p. 10] Read original text in Arabic

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