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Date of source: Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Possible presidential candidate Muhammad Salīm al-‘Awwā said if he ever became president of the republic he will apply the Islamic sharī’ah on everyone, adding he will never allow a religion in Egypt other than the three divine ones – Islam, Christianity and Judaism. [Sarhān Sinnārah, Umnīyah Karīm...
Date of source: Sunday, March 4, 2012
The Freedom and Justice Party and al-Nūr Party consider the constituent assembly and the manner in which it is appointed, an important step in the fulfillment of the revolution.
Date of source: Sunday, March 4, 2012
‘Ādil Sha’lān, representative of the Egyptian Citizen Party’s parliamentary body, said that at least 30 percent of the constituent assembly should be from both the People’s Assembly and the Shurá Council. The remainder of the percentage should include: judges, syndicates, military men, police,...
Date of source: Sunday, March 4, 2012
Mu’taz Muhammad Mahmūd, representative of the Freedom Party’s parliamentary body, said that 50 percent of the constituent assembly should be from parliament and the other 50 percent from outside parliament. He pointed out that there are at least 50 members of the People’s Assembly and the Shurá...
Date of source: Sunday, March 4, 2012
Hamdī Hasan, representative of the Democratic Peace Party’s parliamentary body, said that 50 percent of the constituent assembly should be from parliament and the other 50 percent from outside parliament.
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Date of source: Sunday, March 4, 2012
Hilmī Murād, the Reformation and Development Party (RDP)’s leader, has said that the constituent assembly should be composed of 30 members of parliament (MPs), 50 figures selected from among women, judges and Copts, and 20 public figures.
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Date of source: Sunday, March 4, 2012
Dr. Zīyād Bahā’ al-Dīn, representative of the Egyptian Social Democratic Party (ESDP)’s parliamentary body, said that the percentage of members of parliament (MPs) in the constituent assembly should not exceed 25%, so that other members of the community have a chance to be represented in the...
Date of source: Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Dr. ‘Isām Dirbālah, the chairman of the al-Jamā’ah al-Islāmīyah’s shūrá council, has set six key principles he said would be governing the new constitution, including the rights of non-Muslims to have recourse to their own religious laws. [Author Not Mentioned, al-Misrī al-Yawm, March 13, p. 3]...
Date of source: Thursday, March 8, 2012
Christians are partners in the nation and must enjoy their rights and do their duty toward Egypt, rejecting quotas for Christians in parliament and public positions and calling for efficiency to be the criteria regardless of religion. [‘Abd Ilāh Muhammad, al-Akhbār, March 8, p. 6] Read text in...
Date of source: Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Differences between the Muslim Brotherhood and Salafists over the constitution have taken a new turn after al-Nūr Party and the Building & Development Party called for amending Article II of the Constitution to clearly indicate that the Islamic sharī’ah is the main source of legislation while...
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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.