Bishop, Dr. Safwāt al-Bayādī, the representative of the Coptic Catholic Church in the Constituent Assembly stated that the sub-committee discussing this article has voted for allowing adherents of non- Abrahamic religions to practice their rites. He also questioned what if Egyptians are not allowed to practice their religious rites in countries such as U.S. or Australia, how would they feel?  (Ahmad al-Sa’dāwī, al-Shurūq, Oct. 30). Read original text in Arabic.