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• The constitution was drafted by members of the Islamist Muslim Brotherhood%2C a majority in parliament
• Christians and liberals resigned in protest
• Document refers several times to the role of women as %22caregivers%22

CAIRO -- Egyptian women worry that the new Islamist constitution will allow judges to enforce abusive practices against women, even approving marriages of girls as young as 9, and some are organizing to protect their rights.

"The constitutional process was flawed from the start since the committee overseeing it was mostly comprised of men who view women's role as either sex objects or servants," says Nehad Abul Komsan, director of the Egyptian Center for Women's Rights.

The constitution, drafted by members of the Islamist Muslim Brotherhood, which won a majority of seats in parliamentary elections, was approved by voters last month in a national vote.

Christians and liberals were given a minority n