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Minorities in Egypt fear the new constitution and an Islamic state

Published December 20th, 2012 - 00:11 GMT

The new constitution has articles to protect religious minorities, but also has a loop hole for Salafis to rule them all; Lebanon's' youth not shining; Yemen's problems on campus; and a new Egyptian papyrus found.. sort of.
Egyptian Christians fear an Islamic state under the new constitution.
© 2012 Al Bawaba (www.albawaba.com [1])
A Sense of Belonging [2]
Proposed Constitution Opens Door to an Islamic State
Articles designed for conservative Salafi Muslims may undermine every other guarantee for religious minorities in Egypt.
State of Mind [3]
The Maturity of Lebanon’s Educated Youth
This educated youth that our fathers and forefathers (and mothers) are counting on to help better the crappy state of our country is absolutely hopeless. Be it from those who are starting the fights over absolutely meaningless things when they’re supposed to be attending classes to those who are proud and sharing these people’s pictures on Facebook with all kinds of praise.
Afrah Nasser [4]
Activists Continue Campaigning against Militarizing Universities' Campuses in Sanaa
"Ana Nazel" campaign is an extension of a movement that has begun few months ago led by indepedndent activists against militarizing Sana'a University's campuses which have been occupied by the First Armored Division's Commander,
Karl reMarks [5]
The Incredibly Prescient Egyptian Papyrus
A fun interactive hieroglyphic showing the state of things in Egypt in 2012.
Source URL: http://www.albawaba.com/blog_roundup/egypt-christians-fear-458044

Links:
[1] http://www.albawaba.com
[2] http://asenseofbelonging.org/2012/12/19/proposed-constitution-opens-door-to-an-islamic-state/
[3] http://stateofmind13.com/2012/12/19/the-maturity-of-lebanons-educated-youth/
[4] http://afrahnasser.blogspot.com/2012/12/activists-continue-campaigning-against.html
[5] http://karlremarks.blogspot.com/2012/12/the-incredibly-prescient-egyptian.html