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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)
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Nader Bakkar (Asharq Al-Awsat)
In Conversation with Egypt’s Al-Nour Party Spokesman
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—While the trial of ex-president Mohamed Mursi gets under way in Cairo, another legal process with the potential for even more profound implications for Egypt’s future is in train—the amendment of the country’s constitution, following...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:
Dr. Mervat Tallawy. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
In Conversation with Dr. Mervat Tallawy
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—The rumors surrounding amendment of articles in Egypt’s constitution regarding the status of women, which some fear might conflict with Islamic law, have become highlight controversial in Egypt. To complicate matters further, the women’s council...Caption:
Amr Moussa, head of Egypt’s constitutional drafting committee (Asharq Al-Awsat)