constitution
Update: Morsy, Moussa discuss constitution during meeting
Egypt
November 3, 2012
Update: Morsy, Moussa discuss constitution during meeting
Presidency spokesman Yasser Ali said that President Mohamed Morsy discussed the importance of writing a constitution that reflects the revolution…
Salafis, liberals clash near Tahrir during pro-Sharia demonstration
Egypt
November 2, 2012
Salafis, liberals clash near Tahrir during pro-Sharia demonstration
Salafi and liberal revolutionary youths scuffled with one another near Tahrir Square on Friday, during a dozens-strong Islamist-led protest to…
Consensus over constitution approaching 100%, says assembly official
Egypt
November 1, 2012
Consensus over constitution approaching 100%, says assembly official
Constituent Assembly Secretary General Amr Darrag has said that consensus over the draft constitution is approaching 100 percent, with only…
Political forces call draft constitution ‘deformed,’ ‘incoherent’
Egypt
November 1, 2012
Political forces call draft constitution ‘deformed,’ ‘incoherent’
Political and revolutionary forces have described the draft constitution issued by the Constituent Assembly as “deformed and incoherent.” They demanded,…
Constituent Assembly opponents target Islamic identity, says Brotherhood
Egypt
October 31, 2012
Constituent Assembly opponents target Islamic identity, says Brotherhood
The Muslim Brotherhood on Wednesday criticized the opponents of the Constituent Assembly as being against Egypt’s Islamic identity. In a…
Islamists and secularists line up to criticize draft constitution
Egypt
October 31, 2012
Islamists and secularists line up to criticize draft constitution
The murky constitution drafting process, which has long been criticized by secularists for being hijacked by Islamists, is today the…
Sabbahi says will press for new Constituent Assembly
Egypt
October 31, 2012
Sabbahi says will press for new Constituent Assembly
Hamdeen Sabbahi, founder of the Popular Current and a former presidential candidate, said he will work with other political powers…
Nubians demand constitutional recognition of land rights
Egypt
October 31, 2012
Nubians demand constitutional recognition of land rights
As the Nubian Unity Conference in Aswan concluded on Wednesday, participants asserted the necessity that the new constitution recognize the…
Constitution completed within month, Constituent Assembly head says
Egypt
October 30, 2012
Constitution completed within month, Constituent Assembly head says
At a meeting Tuesday between Constituent Assembly head Hossam al-Gheriany and former US President Jimmy Carter, assembly members assured Carter…
Brotherhood campaign urges citizens to vote for constitution
Egypt
October 30, 2012
Brotherhood campaign urges citizens to vote for constitution
The Muslim Brotherhood's Guidance Bureau has instructed Freedom and Justice Party leaders to organize a door-to-door campaign urging citizens to…