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. (Continue Below)
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