Religious Differences Bridged In Sudan Constitution Drafting

The Constitutional Commission drafting an interim constitution for embattled Sudan has come up with a very lawyerly solution to a religious conflict over the document. Reuters South Africa reports today that a different Preamble will appear in the Constitution for the Islamic north of Sudan than for the non-Islamic south. The Preamble used in the north will begin with the traditional phrase: "In the name of God the Gracious the Most Merciful". This will be omitted from the version used in the south.