The Second Article of the Egyptian Constitution
and its implication on minorities
Mina Fouad Tawfike
Freelance Coptic Writer, Blogger and Lecturer
freeorthodoxmind@gmail.com
The
parliament elections are now finished, and the problem of setting the new
constitution is now rising especially because the islamists have gained the
majority of the parliament.
It
has been along debate between the Liberal and the Islamists since the addition
of the second article to the constitution in 1971. The second article of the
Egyptian constitution states that:
"Islam is the religion of the State and
Arabic its official language.
Islamic
law (Sharia) is the principal source of legislation."
These
two parts of the article have many bad implications.
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