Are Copts Equal Citizens Under Sharea Law?
In the past few months Coptic activists in and out of Egypt and have started to ask the Egyptian government to remove the identification of religion from the official national identification cards. They have also asked to have a law allowing construction of worshiping places. These questions would be legitimate if the person asking was living in a civil state that respects human rights and freedom of religion, two fundamental elements that are missing in Egypt. In my view the two aforementioned requests would not accomplish the goal that Copts are seeking even if the government were to approve them. However there are various reasons which prove my statement. My main argument comes from the Egyptian constitution. Herewith is a description of how the Egyptian constitution became what is today. Egypt is known for having one of the earliest administrative and legislative codes in history. Throughout Egyptian history it’s easy to note that several cultures and civilizations have influenced
