In July 2013, after the ouster of
Morsi, the military announced the schedule for the development of the
constitution with the vote to occur around the end of November, 2013. Two
different committees were involved in amending the 2012 Constitution. The constitution
replaces the Egyptian Constitution of 2012
which came into effect under former President Mohammed Morsi.
Egyptians approved a new
constitution by 98%. The new constitution supports freedom of religion - at
least for some minority groups, according to Egypt and Islam expert Jörn
Thielmann. Religious freedom is now an absolute right and not just a guaranteed
right. That is an improvement. That refers mainly to Christians and Jews. That
means that members of other religious minorities have been left out. A certain
dominance of Sunni Islam has also been written into the constitution . The
constitution has been criticized by the Revolutionary sociologists for leaving
too much power in the hands of the military. Overall, the people are happy
which is the most important aspect.
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