Frustrated by their seeming lack of efficacy in creating a more moderate Egyptian constitution, Coptic Christians have threatened to walk out on a committee charged with creating the new document.
Thus far, Egypt’s Al-Nour party, which has been given one seat on the 50-person constitutional panel, has lobbied for an article defining Shariah law.
Despite Al-Nour’s minority voice and the fact that secularists and liberals make up much higher numbers than the radical group on the panel, Christians do not believe that any progress will be made if the party is present.
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Coptic Christians Threaten to Walk Out of Egyptian Constitution Talks