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Date of source: Sunday, March 11, 2007
The author suggests that the current series of constitutional amendments are sufficient for the time being. These changes can be a step forward toward real and meaningful reform. Although the state must be willing to make even greater changes, such as revising or repealing the second article of the...
Date of source: Wednesday, March 7, 2007
Jamāl al-Bannā rejects the text in the Egyptian Constitution that stipulates the Islamic Sharī‘ah to be the source of legislation. He thinks that it is a wide rage of debatable matters and not prepared to fit constitutional rules.
Date of source: Saturday, March 3, 2007
The under-secretary of the Community Council of the Coptic Orthodox Church suggested including a text in the Constitution stating that the Egyptian people are composed of Muslims and Copts in order to emphasize that Copts are not absent from society, and to help address the abuses made against them...
Date of source: Saturday, March 3, 2007 to Friday, March 9, 2007
Observers and intellectuals of Egypt are still leading wide-ranging discussions concerning the proposed constitutional amendments. While the Muslim Brotherhood seems to reject citizenship, other observers consider it the cornerstone in building democracy and political systems. Many observers still...
Date of source: Wednesday, February 28, 2007
The abolition of the second article of the Constitution would not benefit Copts and would provoke their Muslim brothers.
Date of source: Monday, February 26, 2007
The author pays tribute to Pope Shenouda whose devotion and commitment to Egypt is a well-acknowledged fact.
44. From the statements of Muṣṭafá al-Fiqī to Bishop Marqus’s… Who has the authority over the Copts?
Date of source: Tuesday, February 27, 2007
The article discusses the questions surrounding article two of the Constitution, and who has the authority to call for its amendment. The author wonders who has the right to speak on behalf of the Copts.
Date of source: Saturday, February 24, 2007
al-‘Anānī condemns the Copts’ attitude toward the constitutional amendments, especially toward article two, which is not present on the list of proposed changes. He says this may lead to al- Fitnah al-Tā’ifīyah.
Date of source: Thursday, February 22, 2007
Article two of the Egyptian Constitution is not subject to the proposed constitutional amendments. It is, however, the main subject of heated arguments and discussions in Egyptian society. A debate was held at The American University in Cairo [AUC] about the proposed amendments.
Date of source: Sunday, December 31, 2006
Dr. Sa‘d al- Dīn Ibrāhīm argues that with the increasing power of the Muslim Brotherhood and other Islamic political groups, the deletion and amendment of article two of the Egyptian Constitution seems next to impossible. He suggests that the only solution will be to add a new article affirming the...
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Emerging Perspectives on Intercultural and Interreligious Relations
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.