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The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies [CIHRS] has sent an appeal to the president of the republic and the speakers of both houses of Parliament called to amend Article Two of the Constitution that states that Islam is the religion of the state and Islamic sharīʿā is the main source of...
The author suggests that the current series of constitutional amendments are sufficient for the time being. These changes can be a step forward toward real and meaningful reform. Although the state must be willing to make even greater changes, such as revising or repealing the second article of the...
Jamāl al-Bannā rejects the text in the Egyptian Constitution that stipulates the Islamic Sharī‘ah to be the source of legislation. He thinks that it is a wide rage of debatable matters and not prepared to fit constitutional rules.
The under-secretary of the Community Council of the Coptic Orthodox Church suggested including a text in the Constitution stating that the Egyptian people are composed of Muslims and Copts in order to emphasize that Copts are not absent from society, and to help address the abuses made against them...
Observers and intellectuals of Egypt are still leading wide-ranging discussions concerning the proposed constitutional amendments. While the Muslim Brotherhood seems to reject citizenship, other observers consider it the cornerstone in building democracy and political systems. Many observers still...
The abolition of the second article of the Constitution would not benefit Copts and would provoke their Muslim brothers.
The author pays tribute to Pope Shenouda whose devotion and commitment to Egypt is a well-acknowledged fact.
The article discusses the questions surrounding article two of the Constitution, and who has the authority to call for its amendment. The author wonders who has the right to speak on behalf of the Copts.
al-‘Anānī condemns the Copts’ attitude toward the constitutional amendments, especially toward article two, which is not present on the list of proposed changes. He says this may lead to al- Fitnah al-Tā’ifīyah.
Article two of the Egyptian Constitution is not subject to the proposed constitutional amendments. It is, however, the main subject of heated arguments and discussions in Egyptian society. A debate was held at The American University in Cairo [AUC] about the proposed amendments.

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