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  • Marcus Simaika

    Father of Coptic Archaeology

    by Samir Simaika, Nevine Henein ...
    Marcus Pasha Simaika (1864–1944) was born to a prominent Coptic family on the eve of the inauguration of the Suez Canal and the British occupation of Egypt. From a young age, he developed a passion for Coptic heritage and devoted his life to shedding light on centuries of Christian Egyptian history that had been neglected by ignorance or otherwise belittled and despised.He was not a professional ... Read more

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  • The Egyptians

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  • Algeria

    France's Undeclared War

    by Martin Evans ...
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    by Alain Peyrefitte ...
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  • American Evangelicals in Egypt

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