constitution
Nour Party nominates prominent Salafi preachers for constituent assembly
Egypt
March 20, 2012
Nour Party nominates prominent Salafi preachers for constituent assembly
The Nour Party will nominate prominent Salafi preachers Mohamed Hassan, Mohamed Ismail al-Muqaddem and Mostafa Helmy as members of the…
Minister slams Parliament control over constituent assembly
Egypt
March 19, 2012
Minister slams Parliament control over constituent assembly
Minister of Solidarity and Domestic Trade Gouda Abdel Khaleq criticized the Islamist-dominated Parliament’s control over the process of drafting the…
Constituent Assembly to include 20 Brotherhood and 10 Nour members
Egypt
March 18, 2012
Constituent Assembly to include 20 Brotherhood and 10 Nour members
Parliamentary sources said that the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party and the Salafi Nour Party agreed that 15 FJP…
Parliament approves criteria for constituent assembly makeup
Egypt
March 18, 2012
Parliament approves criteria for constituent assembly makeup
Both houses of Parliament during a joint session Sunday agreed on the criteria for choosing the members of the constituent…
Sunday’s papers: Pope Shenouda’s death and the constituent assembly
Egypt
March 18, 2012
Sunday’s papers: Pope Shenouda’s death and the constituent assembly
The announcement of Pope Shenouda III’s death came late yesterday to make all of today’s papers, but state-owned Al-Ahram delayed…
Update: Brotherhood’s vision for constituent assembly makeup approved
Egypt
March 17, 2012
Update: Brotherhood’s vision for constituent assembly makeup approved
Egyptian lawmakers Saturday voted for the Freedom and Justice Party’s proposal that half the constituent assembly's members be selected from…
National Council for Women demands women’s rights be ensured in new constitution
Egypt
March 15, 2012
National Council for Women demands women’s rights be ensured in new constitution
The National Council for Women (NCW) outlined some of the women’s rights it is demanding to be included in the…
Church leaders divided over backing presidential candidate
Egypt
March 12, 2012
Church leaders divided over backing presidential candidate
Leaders of Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Church have split over which candidate the church should support in the presidential election slated…
The prosaic realities of Egyptian justice
Opinion
March 11, 2012
The prosaic realities of Egyptian justice
A look at Egypt's court edifices — the majestic Dar al-Qada al-Ala in the center of Cairo or the imposing…