Will the last Christian out of Egypt please turn off the lights.

Via Egypt Independent:

The Salafi-oriented Asala Party called on the constituent assembly to stipulate in the constitution the establishment of a new supreme court to monitor whether laws and decisions conform to Sharia.

The Nour Party, also Salafi-led, said it is also examining the idea, which has been rejected by the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party.

Adel Afify, the head of the Asala Party, told Al-Masry Al-Youm that he will submit the proposal to the constituent assembly.

Afify said the court would work alongside the Supreme Constitutional Court, interpreting Article 2 of the constitution and screen out laws and bylaws contradicting Sharia.

He added that its jurisdiction would not contradict with that of the Supreme Constitutional Court.

Younis Makhyoun, a senior member of the Nour Party and a member of the constituent assembly, said the party will study the proposal or find another way to “defend Sharia.”

Mokhtar al-Ashry, the head of the Freedom and Justice Party’s legal committee, said the proposal will cause the crisis between Al-Azhar and Salafis to deepen.