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10. The Wafd is a civil and not a secular party

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Year: 
2010
Week: 
30
Article number: 
10
Article pages: 
9
Date of source: 
July 25, 2010
Author: 
Muhammad 'Abd al-Quddūs
Reviewer: 
Radwa Y&#363nus
Article summary: 

The author argues that the Wafd party is not secular. He says that secularism entails total separation between the state and religion. However, the Wafd members do not advocate abolishing the second article of the Constitution, which stipulates that Islamic sharī'ah is the major source of legislation. The author stresses that the Wafd Party have been always a moderate civil party. 

Keywords: National Democratic Party - Sa'd Zaghlūl - Mustafá al-Nahhās

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