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CAIRO – Islamic law will be part of the new Egypt. The question is, how strict will it be?

Portions of the draft constitution revealed in recent days have caused worry among women and religious minorities that the text may restrict their rights and behavior. Yet Egyptians who desire adherence to the seventh-century laws of the Muslim prophet Mohammed are not pleased.

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