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Tags: ML | Egypt

Egypt Approves Law on Churches Despite Christian Opposition

Tuesday, 30 August 2016 01:51 PM EDT

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's state news agency says parliament has approved a first-ever law to regulate the construction of churches despite opposition from rights groups and Coptic Christian leaders.

Critics say the law would institutionalize long-running constraints to the building of churches in the Muslim-majority country.

For decades, church officials have had to navigate Egypt's labyrinthine bureaucracy to acquire permits for the building of new churches. They have also faced pressure from security agencies that fear churches could become flashpoints for sectarian unrest.

The MENA agency quoted parliament speaker Ali Abdel Aal as saying at the end of Tuesday's session that two thirds of the 596-member House of Representatives, mostly loyalists of President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, voted in favor of the law.

Earlier sessions saw Coptic lawmakers shout down the proposed legislation.

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Egypt's state news agency says parliament has approved a first-ever law to regulate the construction of churches despite opposition from rights groups and Coptic Christian leaders.Critics say the law would institutionalize long-running constraints to the building of...
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Tuesday, 30 August 2016 01:51 PM
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