A/HRC/7/10/Add.1 page 22 Observations 78. The Special Rapporteur regrets that she has not received a reply from the Government concerning the above mentioned allegation. Furthermore, she would like to refer to her previous observations (see above para. 26). Egypt Communication sent on 16 April 2007 79. The Special Rapporteur brought to the attention of the Government information she had received concerning the obligation to indicate one’s religious affiliation on birth certificates and identity cards. According to the information received, the forms contain three religious affiliations to choose from (Islam, Christianity and Judaism) and it is impossible for members of other religious groups or non-believers to indicate their religion or leave the space blank. The new computerized system has also been programmed to allow only three alternatives. 80. The Special Rapporteur was also informed of a ruling issued on 4 April 2006 by the Administrative Court that had upheld the right of two Bahá'í believers, Mr. Housam Ezzat Moussa and his wife, Mrs. Rania Rushdy, to receive government-issued identity documents in which their religion was specified as “Bahá’í”. However, the Supreme Administrative Court on 16 December 2006 overturned the lower court’s decision. It is alleged that members of religious minorities are forced either to lie about their religious beliefs, an offence punishable by law, or to give up their rights of citizenship. 81. In this regard, further cases concern the following Bahá'í believers in Egypt. Mr. Nayyir Nabil Ali Taha El Hamamsy was dismissed from the College of Physical Education at Suez Canal University in February 2006, after the college asked for his proof of military service exemption. It is reported that the military told him they could not issue the standard exemption certificate, because he did not have a computerized ID card (National Number Card). 82. Mr. Hossein Hosni Bekhit is unable to continue his studies owing to his inability to define his military conscription status, which requires obtaining the National Number Card. 83. Mr. Bassem Wagdy Nassif, hired by the German University in Cairo as a junior teacher of physics, was required by the university to open a bank account in order to receive his salary – but could not do so because the bank required the National Number Card to open an account. Observations 84. The Special Rapporteur regrets that she has not received a reply from the Government concerning the above mentioned allegation. Questions relating to the obligation in Egypt to indicate one’s religious affiliation on birth certificates and identity cards have already been the subject of previous communications (see E/CN.4/2004/63, paras. 40-41; E/CN.4/2005/61/Add.1, para. 85; E/CN.4/2006/5/Add.1, para. 117). In a letter dated 21 July 2003, the Government indicated that the law did not permit an identity card (or family or social security card) to be issued to a person who was not a follower of one of the three religions recognized by the Constitution. According to the Government, this was a public policy rule that cannot be