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Meanwhile, the Central Agency for Organization and Administration (CAOA) called for the independence of control bodies and their chairpersons as far as appointment to public posts is concerned and also for investing them with legal immunity.
The National Council for Human Rights (NCHR), in its current status, does not go beyond what former President Ḥusnī Mubārak wanted it to be, an independent, but highly controlled, establishment, used only to beautify the regime’s appearance.
An opinion article in al-Ahrām argues that the Qur’ān has not openly prohibited non-Muslims to assume public positions in an Islamic state. [‘Alī Mabrūk, al-Ahrām, Oct. 4, p. 10] Read original text in Arabic
President Mursī is receiving the draft of Egypt’s first post-revolution constitution from Counselor Husām al-Ghiryānī, Chairman of the Constituent Assembly, in the presence of the constitution-writing members.
The Azhar and the Egyptian and British Episcopal churches agreed that the interfaith dialogue should not prejudice any beliefs and that it should be through wisdom and recognition of each party of the other’s faith.
The Egyptian Cultural Center in Paris is holding two symposia to discuss recent developments in the Egyptian society after the revolution with a host of Egyptian and French intellectuals speaking in both events.
The Coptic Orthodox Church on Wednesday held a mass and prayed for Egypt to end such a critical transitional period and to obtain stability.  
Thousands of Christians and Muslims attended the ceremony to enthrone Bishop Tawāḍrus II as the 118th Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church in succession of Pope Shinūdā III, who passed away in March.
The majority of Egyptian courts continued their work while other courts went on a strike in protest against the new constitutional declaration issued by President Muḥammad Mursī last week.   
Several intellectuals, Muslim and Christian clerics, academics and media people called for keeping intact Article 2 of the Egyptian Constitution and urged the drafting of independent articles stressing citizenship and full equality in socio-economic rights in the constitution.

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