A coalition of Coptic leaders met with Pope Tawadros and submitted to him legislation to address the sectarian conflicts the previous coalition was dealing with. Bishop Tawadros promised to study the legislation and meet with them again to discuss it. The legislation includes 12 new articles designed to guarantee the freedom to convene and to organize religious conversions. The laws also guarantee the right to practice religious rituals while criminalizing religious discrimination.

 (8 January 2015, al-Fagr, Girgis Safwat)

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