Younes Makhyoun, member of both the constituent assembly and the Salafi (ultraconservative) Nour Party, asked the people to vote for the first draft of Egypt’s constitution if it supports Sharia (Islamic law).
“Even though Sharia must be enforced without vote”, Makhyoun added.
Salafi members of the constituent assembly quarreled with secularists over whether Egypt’s new constitution should enforce Sharia laws or principles, Makhyoun said at a Nour conference in Suez.
Makhyoun claimed he told secular parties to look for another people to live under the secular constitution, arguing that Egyptians want Islamic law implemented. [Aswat Masriya] Read more
