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CuriousLurker4/01/2016 12:34:51 pm PDT

OT, but kinda important for Christians in Egypt:

From the article:

In reaching its verdict in the complex case, the court allowed the intervention of Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II and Anba Pachomius, the Bishop of Matrouh Lake, a first in such a case. The court also heard testimony from representatives of the Coptic Orthodox Church in Rashid.

In seeking to settle the dispute, the court sought the advice of Al-Azhar, since Islamic Sharia is the main source of Egyptian law, according to the 2014 Constitution. Al-Azhar responded by ruling that the demolition was illegal, saying that non-Muslims living in a country with a Muslim majority have the right to protect their religious institutions and places of prayer, in accordance with Islamic Sharia. […]

That last bit is important in a Muslim-majority country.