Political and partisan powers are this week discussing a draft constitution prepared by the leftist al-Tajammu’ (Grouping) Party, in which it relied on the 1954 Constitution, and would send it soon to the constituent assembly.

The proposed draft started with articles pertaining to the sharī’ah that are emphasizing the civil aspect of the state and rejecting a religious state. It stated that Islam is the religion of the state and all heavenly laws and lofty values of religions are the main source of legislation. [Husayn ‘Abd al-Rāziq, Akhbār al-Yawm, July 7, p. 6] Read original text in Arabic