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Egypt's constitution drafters defend eliminating controversial Sharia article, Ahram Online - 2013

5 September 2013
An Egyptian man holds a ballot before casting his vote at a polling station duri
An Egyptian man holds a ballot before casting his vote at a polling station during a referendum on a disputed constitution drafted by Islamist supporters of President Mohammed Morsi in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Dec. 15, 2012. (Photo: AP)
<p><span>A 50-member committee entrusted with writing the final draft of Egypt's new constitution will plunge into business 8 September. Representatives of political, social and religious institutions forming the committee have begun obtaining their membership cards. By the end of Wednesday, almost half number the committee's members had done that. The single representative of the ultraconservative Salafist El-Nour Party was not one of them.</span></p>
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