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3. Copts and parliament with citizenship

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Year: 
2010
Week: 
26
Article number: 
3
Article pages: 
8
Date of source: 
June 27, 2010
Author: 
Hānī Labīb
Reviewer: 
Sh&#257d&#299 Sal&#257h al-D&#299n
Article summary: 
The author reviews a book published by Watanī newspaper on the Coptic participation in the parliament since its establishment.
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Watanī newspaper has adopted a new editorial policy through publishing the periodical “Watanī books,” which is a series tackling some of the important issues through reviewing and analyzing what the newspaper published in the past years.
The author considered the last book “Copts and Parliament: Voices of Glasses” one of these valuable books because it was been published during the Shurá Council elections and before the parliamentary elections.
The book reviews the development of the parliamentary life in Egypt and Coptic political participation and their representation in the People’s Assembly (Parliament) and the Shurá Council. The book mentions some facts and statistics regarding Copts and the parliament:
1-     No Copt was elected to parliament from 1924 to 1950.
2-     In 1931, the parliament had 150 members, including 4 elected Copts, while in 1950, there were 319 members, including only 10 Copts.
3-     A total of 27 Copts were elected in 1942, which considered the largest number of Copts to be elected in the parliament, out of the 264-member parliament.
4-     No single Copt was elected in 1957 and 1995.
5-     Several Copts have been elected and appointed in the parliament during President Mubarak’s term. In 1987 six Copts were elected and four were appointed out of the total 458 members.
The 1000-page book highlights several problems within the parliament but it focused on three main issues; the unified lawfor buildingplaces of worship, ignoring sectarian unrest incidents and the personal status law.
 
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