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Date of source: Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Ahmad Abū Zayd disagrees with Yahyá al-Jamal's statements on the possibility to remove the two Arabic letters [Alif] and [Lām] [equivalent to 'The' in English] from the second article in the constitution which states that the Islamic sharī'ah is the principal source of legislation.
Date of source: Monday, March 28, 2011
Mīlād Hannā, a Coptic thinker, claims there is persecution against Christians as they are not getting their rights, and therefore they feel like second-class citizens.
He added that the second article is not only terrifying Copts but also all of Egypt, because it led to a state of instability.
He...
Date of source: Monday, March 28, 2011
Seventy-seven percent voted for 'Yes' [18.7 million voters] in the referendum over constitutional amendments, which reveals the power of political Islam [salafists, Muslim Brotherhood and al-Wasat party] in convincing the people, while political parties and the January 25 Revolution Coalition...
Date of source: Sunday, March 27, 2011
Dr. 'Alī Jum'ah, Muftī of the republic, says that the second article in the constitution is not up for discussion, because it keeps citizenship and the rights of non-Muslims.
He added, that he was put under pressure by the former regime for his anti-succession fatwá and went on to say that he does...
Date of source: Sunday, March 13, 2011
Coptic protesters in Maspero denied that one of their demands was to have Article 2 of the constitution that states the Islamic sharī'ah is the principal source of legislation canceled.
Date of source: Monday, March 21, 2011
Hizb al-Jabhah al-Dīmuqrātīyah [Democratic Front Party] monitored many violations in the referendum process, among them most frequently Mosques inciting to vote for 'yes', considering it a religious duty.
Date of source: Wednesday, March 23, 2011
The phone call made by Muslim Brotherhood murshid (guide) Muhammad Badī' to Coptic Pope Shenouda III after the latter's return from a treatment trip in the United States and the pope's phone call back to Badī' brought about an air of optimism for the relations between the two sides.
Date of source: Monday, March 21, 2011
Coptic Pope Shinūdā III, suggested an addition to Article II of the Constitution, which stipulates Islamic sharīʿāh as the main source of Egypt's legislation.
On a Sunday meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Yaḥyā al-Jamāl, Pope Shinūdā asked to add a clause to the article for non-Muslim...
Date of source: Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Samīr Farīd criticizes the statement of Sheikh Ahmad al-Tayyib, Grand Sheikh of the Azhar, that discussion of Article 2 of the constitution would trigger fitnah that will burn everything.
Farīd adds that fitnah was already triggered when this article was added by the late President Anwar al-Sadāt....
Date of source: Monday, March 21, 2011
On Monday, March 21, Grand Shaykh of the Azhar, Aḥmad al-Ṭayib, renewed his rejection of any modifications to Article 2 of the Egyptian Constitution, which stipulates Islamic law as the main source of legislation.
He thereby reacted to Pope Shinūdā’s previous suggestion, that was submitted to...
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Dialogue Across Borders is a database of summary translations of Arabic newspaper articles with references to their sources about intercultural and interreligious relations, focusing primarily but not exclusively on Muslim-Christian relations. The database also contains articles with editorial analysis and interviews on the subject.