Mohamed Emara, head of the Constituent Assembly committee tasked with determining the basic components of the state, said Tuesday evening that an agreement had been reached over Article 2 of the new constitution.
Emara reported that the draft of Article 2 states: “Islam is the religion of the state, and Arabic is its official language, and the principles of Islamic Sharia are the main source for legislation. Christians and Jews shall resort to legislation derived from their own religions.”
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