AFRICA/EGYPT - Which Constitution for Egypt?

Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - It will be the President of the Egyptian parliament, Saad el Katatni, to preside the Constituent Assembly. The appointment of Katatni, who is an important member of the Party for "Freedom and Justice" the Muslim Brotherhood party, is not unexpected after most of the secular parties decided to withdraw their representatives from the Constituent, to protest against the criteria for the selection of delegates.
The two Houses of Parliament (dominated by members of the Muslim Brotherhood and the Salafis) had deliberated that the Constituent Assembly was formed by 50 MPs and 50 members of civil society and economy.
Of the 50 parliamentarians, 36 are from "Freedom and Justice" and the Party Nour (linked to the Salafis). Also, most members of civil society are sympathizers of the Muslim Brotherhood, experts in law or finance, or representatives of professional orders, whose organs are related mostly to the Islamists. All the bankers and businessmen called to be part of the Constituent come from environments of political Islam, and bankers working in Islamic finance.
The liberal forces complain that the organ called to write the fundamental law of the Country important segments of Egyptian society are not represented properly, since it includes only 6 Coptic citizens (who constitute 10% of the population) and only 6 women. Even young people, who were the protagonists of the uprising that led to Mubarak’s downfall, are largely underrepresented. In a country where over half the population is under 35 years of age, it is a fact intended to mark political life. (L.M.) (Agenzia Fides 29/3/2012)