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Date of source: Tuesday, October 1, 2013
Sources in the Constituent Assembly stated that there is an inclination to resolve the dispute over the “identity articles”, through voting in the general session of the assembly after the members failed to reach an agreement within basic principles subcommittee. The sources said that there was a...
Date of source: Tuesday, September 24, 2013
Al-Nūr Party has warned against amending the article. Dr. Sha’baān Abdal ‘Alīm, the assistant secretary general of the party, stated that amending the third article may allow the marriage of gays and stated that Islam only recognizes Christianity and Judaism.
Date of source: Wednesday, September 18, 2013
Representatives of Al-Azhar in the Constituent Assembly have announced their unanimous rejection of removing the phrases of “Christians and Jews” from the Article 3. Counselor Muhammad ‘Abd al-Salām, the Rapporteur of the Basic Requirements subcommittee in the Constituent Assembly, stated that its...
Date of source: Tuesday, September 10, 2013
Bishop Paul, Church representative in the Constitutent Assembly has critcized the last Constitutent Assembly, which prepared the 2012 Constitution. He said, “Some members of that assembly have claimed that the Church had agreed upon the provisions. In fact it was just one person from all churches...
Date of source: Friday, October 25, 2013
The Rights and Liberties Sub-Committee in the Constituent Assembly examined a proposal to establish a commission to combat discrimination and guarantee equal opportunities to all Egyptians. The text stated the obligation to “combat all forms of discrimination against a segment of citizens and to...
Date of source: Wednesday, October 23, 2013
The differences over the articles pertaining to identity continue in the Constituent Assembly. The Nūr Party denied what has been reported about the representatives of the church having informed Al-Azhar of any interpretation to Article II of the Constitution pertaining to sharī’ah. Church...
Date of source: Tuesday, October 22, 2013
According to an article in al-Tahrir, targeting of Copts by armed groups aligned with the Muslim Brotherhood aims to confuse the policy makers and to show the failure of state security. It also allows for a bargaining chip to release the Muslim Brotherhood leaders. It is not important who...
Date of source: Thursday, August 9, 2012
The State Council on Wednesday (Aug. 8) announced the appointment of Counselor Ghubryāl Jād ‘Abd al-Malāk as president of the council in succession of Counselor ‘Abd Allāh Abū al-‘Izz, who reached the age of retirement, as part of a shakeup in the judicial establishment.
Date of source: Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Dr. Safwat al-Bayādī, the head of the Coptic Evangelical denomination in Egypt, rejected Coptic Orthodox Bishop Būlā’s threats to withdraw from the constituent assembly if the constitution did not clearly state non-Muslims’ rights to resort to their own religious laws.
Date of source: Monday, October 21, 2013
Coptic activists have announced a campaign to pressure the Constituent Assembly to adopt a Coptic quota of 15% in all the institutions of the state. The first step that was taken in this campaign is an online petition that was started and is directed at the Constituent Assembly urging it to adopt...
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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.