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We still can ban religious slogans, says Elections Committee
Egypt
April 3, 2013
We still can ban religious slogans, says Elections Committee
The High Elections Commission can ban the use of religious slogans in campaigning although the Shura Council has allowed…
Politicians criticize Shura Council for permitting religious slogans
Egypt
April 3, 2013
Politicians criticize Shura Council for permitting religious slogans
Political groups have hit out at a decision by Egypt’s upper house to remove religious slogans from a list of…
Shura Council approves religious slogans in campaigns
Egypt
April 2, 2013
Shura Council approves religious slogans in campaigns
The Shura Council approved the use of religious slogans in election campaigns on Tuesday during a discussion on laws governing…
Shura Council ends rule putting women at top of electoral lists
Egypt
April 2, 2013
Shura Council ends rule putting women at top of electoral lists
The Shura Council gave initial approval on Tuesday of amendments to the House of Representatives election law that could…
Opposition slams new law on National Council for Women
Egypt
April 2, 2013
Opposition slams new law on National Council for Women
The president of Reform and Development Party, Anwar Esmat al-Sadat, rejected plans by the Shura Council to discuss a new…
Shura Council moves to allow religious slogans in campaigns
Egypt
March 31, 2013
Shura Council moves to allow religious slogans in campaigns
The Shura Council legislative committee on Sunday removed an article from the draft electoral law that banned the use of…
Shura Council hits out at HRW remarks on protest law
Egypt
March 30, 2013
Shura Council hits out at HRW remarks on protest law
Ezz Eddin al-Komy, head of the Shura Council Human Rights Committee, condemned Human Rights Watch’s criticism of a draft law…
Al-Azhar asserts role, clashes with Brotherhood
Egypt
March 29, 2013
Al-Azhar asserts role, clashes with Brotherhood
Al-Azhar said on Thursday its clerics must be consulted on a law allowing the state to issue sukuk (Islamic bonds),…
UN experts condemn Shura Council’s NGO bill
Egypt
March 28, 2013
UN experts condemn Shura Council’s NGO bill
United Nations human rights experts have slammed Egypt's draft law regulating NGOs, which many activists decry for its potential restrictions…
Liberals, Islamists at odds over controversial protest law
Egypt
March 28, 2013
Liberals, Islamists at odds over controversial protest law
A new law governing protests, approved in principle by the Shura Council Tuesday, has sparked anger among the opposition's political…