The Supreme Constitutional Court of Egypt ruled that people who did not adhere to one of the three government-recognised religions were also eligible to receive government identity documents.

Supreme Constitutional Court (Egypt)

Highest judiciary body in Egypt

The Supreme Constitutional Court is an independent judicial body in Egypt, located in the Cairo suburb of Maadi.

Religion in Egypt

Religion in Egypt plays a significant role in the country's social structure and is institutionally supported by law. Islam is designated as the state religion of Egypt, although precise figures on religious affiliation are unavailable due to the exclusion of religious data from…

Egyptian identification card controversy

Egyptian ID card dispute

The Egyptian identification card controversy is a series of events, beginning in the 1990s, that created a de facto state of disenfranchisement for Egyptian Baháʼís, atheists, agnostics, and other Egyptians who did not identify themselves as Muslim, Christian, or Jewish on…

Identity document

Document used to identify a person

An identity document is a document proving a person's identity.