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|contents=The Royal Decree No. 42 of 1923 On Building a Constitutional System for the Egyptian State guarantees Egyptian citizens equal civil and political rights, regardless of religion, stated in Article 3 (“Royal Decree No. 42 of 1923” 1923). However, it was the Constitution of 1956 that made freedom of belief absolute in the constitution’s bill of rights (“The New Egyptian Constitution” 1956). | |contents=The Royal Decree No. 42 of 1923 On Building a Constitutional System for the Egyptian State guarantees Egyptian citizens equal civil and political rights, regardless of religion, stated in Article 3 (“Royal Decree No. 42 of 1923” 1923). However, it was the Constitution of 1956 that made freedom of belief absolute in the constitution’s bill of rights (“The New Egyptian Constitution” 1956). Under the 2014 Constitution of the Arab Republic of Egypt, Articles 53 and 64 grant religious freedom, equality, and prohibit religious discrimination, and Article 2 declares Islam Egypt’s official religion and Sharia a guiding principle of legislation. | ||
The New Egyptian Constitution. (1956). Middle East Journal, 10(3), 300–306. | The New Egyptian Constitution. (1956). Middle East Journal, 10(3), 300–306. | ||
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“Royal Decree No. 42 of 1923” 1923. Constitutenet.org | “Royal Decree No. 42 of 1923” 1923. Constitutenet.org | ||
https://constitutionnet.org/sites/default/files/1923_-_egyptian_constitution_english_1.pdf | https://constitutionnet.org/sites/default/files/1923_-_egyptian_constitution_english_1.pdf | ||
https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Egypt_2019?lang=en | |||
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What is the oldest written source in this country that mentions this right?
Egypt
The Royal Decree No. 42 of 1923 On Building a Constitutional System for the Egyptian State guarantees Egyptian citizens equal civil and political rights, regardless of religion, stated in Article 3 (“Royal Decree No. 42 of 1923” 1923). However, it was the Constitution of 1956 that made freedom of belief absolute in the constitution’s bill of rights (“The New Egyptian Constitution” 1956). Under the 2014 Constitution of the Arab Republic of Egypt, Articles 53 and 64 grant religious freedom, equality, and prohibit religious discrimination, and Article 2 declares Islam Egypt’s official religion and Sharia a guiding principle of legislation.
The New Egyptian Constitution. (1956). Middle East Journal, 10(3), 300–306. http://www.jstor.org/stable/4322826 “Royal Decree No. 42 of 1923” 1923. Constitutenet.org https://constitutionnet.org/sites/default/files/1923_-_egyptian_constitution_english_1.pdf
https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Egypt_2019?lang=en