Egyptians Push for Sharia Law

In November over 10,000 protestors stormed Tahrir Square in Cairo, calling for Islamic Sharia law to play a more prominent role in the drafting of Egypt’s new constitution. The current dispute over the wording may not even matter in the end, since the panel responsible for drafting the constitution is led by the Muslim Brotherhood. Egypt’s president Mohammed Morsi is also a member of the Brotherhood, and in recent weeks he hasn’t exactly concealed his hostility toward Israel.