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Bookmark or Share- What was the Coptic view of the crusades? : r/AskHistorians - RedditThe Copts didn’t really care which kind of Muslims were in charge, just like the Muslims didn’t really worry about the different kinds of Christians. Both Sunni and Shia rulers kept Coptic officials in important administrative positions, since they were largely the ones that had run the government before the Muslim conquests.
- Coptic, but not Copt : r/coptic - RedditThe distinction between Copts and say Egyptians of the Muslim faith is not solely distinguished on the basis of creed, but also ethnic affiliation. Egyptian Muslims being Arabs, and Coptic Christians being ethnic Copts. How does this work out, if non Copts convert to the Coptic church (This is just as much applicable to Assyrians, Syrians etc.)?
- Copts, what is your honest opinion of the Israeli/Palestinian ... - RedditCopts are in a very precarious position in my opinion when it comes to the Israel/Palestine conflict. They're torn between their nationalistic duty as Egyptians to support Palestine, and their religious duty as Christians to support Israel.
- (Discussion) Persecution of the Copts: Islamisation of EgyptCopts tried to revolt on several occasions, mainly in the Delta. Copts in the east of the Delta revolted in 725 but were subdued. They revolted again in the 750s against the Umayyads. The Umayyad governor, Hawthara, took the Coptic pope Khail hostage and transported him to Rosetta, threatening to kill him if he couldn't get them to end the ...
- Are Copts ancient Egyptians? : r/AskMiddleEast - RedditAlthough Copts have on average less SSA-related ancestry than their Muslim counterparts (mainly due to historical slavery/Christians being prohibited from owning slaves) so they didn’t reproduce with slaves nearly as much as the Muslims, which probably results in them being only slightly being closer to the Ancient Egyptians.
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