Saturday, November 9, 2013

Egypt: Christians threaten to walk out on constitution rewriting over Islamic law dispute - Washington Times

 ** FILE ** A Coptic clergyman registers for voting with election workers during the new Coptic Pope elections at the main Coptic cathedral in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
CAIRO — Christians on a committee rewriting Egypt’s constitution threatened to walk out Thursday after disputes over portions dealing with Islamic law.

Egypt’s ultraconservative Al-Nour party — which has one member in the 50-person panel — has been pushing for adding an article defining Islamic, or Shariah, law, which critics warn could allow for stricter interpretations of what Shariah is later.

Egypt: Christians threaten to walk out on constitution rewriting over Islamic law dispute - Washington Times

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