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April 10, 2012
BBC: Egypt may not relapse into a predominately Islamic lawdom, after all.
The Mother of All Arab Spring Injunctive Relief Actions. And good news for a way more nuanced world. See "Egypt Court Suspends Constitutional Assembly". Excerpt:
A court in Egypt has suspended the 100-member assembly appointed last month to draft the country's new constitution.
Several lawsuits had demanded Cairo's Administrative Court block the decision to form the panel as it did not reflect the diversity of Egyptian society.
They said women, young people and minorities were under-represented.
Islamists from the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party and the Salafist Nour party, which dominate parliament, have a near-majority.
Liberals and secularists fear some of them would like to amend the constitution so that it follows the principles of Islamic law more strictly.
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New "memoir" on the midlife Florentine experience: Rebecca Bricker charms us all.
Think of it as an Under the Tuscan Sun for Boomers with Attitude. Tales from Tavanti by Rebecca Bricker.
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