Posted on 02/18/2011 4:17:34 PM PST by george76
The grand Imam of Cairo's influential al-Azhar Mosque says Islamic law should remain the principle source of legislation in Egypt's post-Mubarak era.
Grand Imam Ahmed el-Tayeb said that Article II of the Egyptian Constitution should not be changed, a Press TV correspondent in Cairo reported on Wednesday.
“Islam is the Religion of the State. Arabic is its official language, and the principal source of legislation is Islamic Jurisprudence (Sharia)," Article II of the Egyptian Constitution reads.
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Iran has oil an resources. Egypt only has tourism. How long will that last when rich westerners won’t go to Egypt anymore and the people start starving even more? The place will become and even bigger sh!thole than it is now. Iran would also be a sh!thole were it not for oil.
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