The Egyptian Center for Development Studies and Human Rights has denounced the lack of democracy which marks the discussions of the Constituent Assembly concerning the principles of sharī’ah, which do not conflict with the secular state. The lawyer of the Two Saint Church Joseph Malāk stated that the direction the Constituent Assembly is going is different from that of democracy, citizenship, and minority rights (Sarhān Sinarā, al-Akhbār, Nov. 14, p. 4). Read original text in Arabic. He also stated that what is happening in the Constituent Assembly is intentional marginalization and the exclusion of Copts (Majdī Fikrī, al-Dustūr, Nov. 14, p. 4). Read original text in Arabic.