The Muslim Brotherhood on Wednesday criticized the opponents of the Constituent Assembly as being against Egypt’s Islamic identity.
In a statement posted online, the group said opponents are trying to disrupt the constitution and attempting to impede the process of democratization.
The statement also said that Sharia is the most important component of the Egyptian personality, and that it is a religion for Muslims and a culture for non-Muslims, calling for constructive criticism rather than objection.
The Constituent Assembly is predominantly controlled by the Islamists, while others have filed lawsuits to dissolve it on the grounds that it does not truly represent all segments of Egyptian society.
The Administrative Court referred the lawsuits to the Supreme Constitutional Court on 23 October to rule if the Constituent Assembly, which was formed by Parliament before its dissolution, was in conformity with the constitution.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Mohamed Mahsoub Abdel Meguid said the new constitution would be finalized by the end of November.
Political parties and some Islamist and liberal figures called last week for an interim constitution to resolve the issue of the Constituent Assembly, which faces lawsuits demanding its disbandment based on allegations of Islamist domination.
The call came from former presidential candidates Sheikh Hazem Salah Abu Ismail and Hesham al-Bastawisi, and the Egyptian Social Democratic Party.
The Muslim Brotherhood and the Freedom and Justice Party, however, opposed the idea and said it is too late, as the assembly is about to finish its work.
