A joint statement issued on Wednesday by the Egyptian Coptic, Anglican and Catholic Churches rejected the draft law on places of worship.
They requested amendments to certain articles, especially those stipulating that places of worship should be 1000 square meters in size, which they say would be hard to implement. They also rejected the condition that there must be at least 1km between places of worship.
They rejected the stipulation that local councils be given authority for the granting of permits, and requested that conditions for licenses be standardized.
Translated from the Arabic Edition
