The proposed constitution of Egypt is long (approximately 15,000 words), with governmental provisions mixed with ideological and religious philosophies. I have been searching for the full text since it was announced to have been proposed. I finally found it here. The full text follows the break while some key provisions are:
Article 81: rights and freedoms shall be practiced in a manner not conflicting with the principles pertaining to State and society
Article 219: The principles of Islamic Sharia include general evidence, foundational rules, rules of jurisprudence, and credible sources accepted in Sunni doctrines and by the larger community.
Principle Ten —
Arab unity is a call of history and of the future, and a demand of destiny. Such unity is to be reinforced through the integration and fraternity with countries of the Nile Valley and of the Muslim world,....
Article 1: The Egyptian people are part of the Arab and Islamic nations,
Article 2: Islam is the religion of the state and Arabic its official language. Principles of Islamic Sharia are the principal source of legislation.
Article 4: Al-Azhar is an encompassing independent Islamic institution, with exclusive autonomy over its own affairs, responsible for preaching Islam, theology and the Arabic language in Egypt and the world. Al-Azhar Senior Scholars are to be consulted in matters pertaining to Islamic law.
Principle Eleven —
Egypt’s... and Al-Azhar, with its history as a mainstay of national identity, the Arabic language and Islamic Sharia, and as a beacon for moderate enlightened thought.
Article 12: The State shall .. foster the Arabization of education, science and knowledge.
Article 18: All money with no owner belongs to the State.
Article 31: Insulting or showing contempt toward any human being shall be prohibited.
Article 43: The State shall guarantee the freedom to practice religious rites and to establish places of worship for the divine religions, as regulated by law.
Article 44: Insult or abuse of all religious messengers and prophets shall be prohibited.
Article 54: Addressing public authorities should not be in the name of groups, with the exception of juridical persons.
Article 60: Religious education and national history are core subjects of pre-university education in all its forms.
Article 71: The State shall provide care for children and youth; shall support their development spiritually, morally....
Together, along with other provisions, the Egyptian Constitution (proposed) mean that there are no rights, except those allowed by the government, and as intepreted by Islamist religious figures, as being compliant with Sharia Law. Caveats, such as "as prescribed by law" mean that while the constitution doesn't specifically require all politicians to be Muslims, the government can impose that stipulation, or a Sharia Judge could, as a tenet of Sharia Law. And since the constitution requires the spiritual and moral education of all children to fall under its jurisdiction, it can impose an islamization of the Coptic Christians and other religious minorities.
Al-Azhar is an Islamist university created by and associated with the Egyptian Caliphate of the 10th Century.
A problem with such a long and complicated constitution is that everything is caveated, and can be convoluted.
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