Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood plans political party

[Pete]

Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood plans political party

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20110215/D9LD6CPG0.html

The title is the title of the story but I posted it because the story gives a little information on what's going on and who some of the players are. Noticed the Christian Judge as one on the panel.

"............The eight-member committee, which met with Defense Minister Hussein Tantawi on Tuesday, also includes a Christian supreme court judge, along with other judges and legal experts, one of its members Mohammed Hassanein Abdel-Al, a legal scholar told The Associated Press. The panel is headed by Tareq el-Bishri, a widely respected former judge and scholar who was once a secular leftist but later became one of the most foremost thinkers of what Egyptians refer to as the "moderate Islamic" political trend and is seen as a bridge between the movements........"

[Pete]

Egypt: Islamist judge to head new constitution committee

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/egypt/8326469/Egypt-Islamist-judge-to-head-new-constitution-committee.html

I thought someone would have pointed this out the other day....

".......He has selected a committee made up mainly of judges and politicians, including a judge who is a Coptic Christian, but also a former Muslim Brotherhood MP. There are no women..........."

Women have no seat at the table?

The sticking point

"...But the make-up of the new committee, and the fact it has been given just ten days to come up with a new constitution, has dashed hopes that it will remove Article 2, which makes Islam the state religion and says Shariah is the main source of law. ......."

And

"......He said: "We do not know the result of this but we hope the committee will be wise enough to take into account the rights of all Egyptians."

Mr Abbas said protesters had wanted to see an end to Article 2 of the Constitution and that it was now clear the constitution would only be amended, not totally reformed.

"Islamists being on the committee is not going to help that," he said. "We want equality for all Egyptians, including Christians, Jews, Bahais, and those who consider themselves atheists."..............."