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A protestor holds the Koran and a cross as hundreds of Egyptians from different political opposition parties and different religions march towards St. Mark’s Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Abbasya.(AFP PHOTO/GIANLUIGI GUERCIA)
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Egyptian security forces stand guard in front of the Al-Azhar Islamic university in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, October 30, 2013. (AP Photo/Ahmed Abd El Latef, El Shorouk)
Egypt constitution to confirm Azhar independent, says member
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—A member of Egypt’s 50-member constitution-drafting committee speaking to Asharq Al-Awsat on the condition of anonymity,said the draft constitution will include an article that stipulates the financial and administrative independence of...Caption:
In this Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013 file photo, a poster showing Egyptian Defense Minister Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, center, and former presidents Anwar Sadat, left, and Gamal Abdel-Nasser, right, is taped to an army armored vehicle on a bridge leading to Tahrir Square during celebrations marking the 40th anniversary of Egypt’s Oct. 6 crossing of the Suez Canal during the 1973 war with Israel, in Cairo, Egypt (AP)
Constitution Conundrum
Rumors continue to swirl around Egypt’s Lagna Al-Khamseen—the fifty-member committee tasked with drafting its new constitution. Speculation is rife as to whether the document will designate Shari’a law as the basis for legislation, allow civilians to be tried by...Caption:
Bishop Antonius Aziz, representative of Egypt’s Catholic Church in the 50-Member Constitutional Committee speaking to Asharq Al-Awsat. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Egypt: Bishop Aziz denies constitutional dispute with Al-Azhar
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Catholic Church’s representative to Egypt’s 50-member constitution drafting committee, Bishop Antonius Aziz, denied that there was any dispute with Al-Azhar over constitutional articles on Egypt’s national identity or the top Sunni...Caption:
File photo of members of the Muslim Brotherhood praying during a funeral for two people killed in clashes at Rabaa Al-Adawiya Square, east of Cairo August 1, 2013. (Reuters/Amr Abdallah Dalsh)