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To: Imal
"If I recall correctly, over 90% of the Coptics were slaughtered by the Muslims when they first invaded Egypt, and the other 10% haven't been treated much better. "
Actually they left them unmolested for several hundred years, because the only wife of Mohammed to give him a child was Egyptian (Coptic), and Mohammed left specific instructions to be nice to them. Later on though some were killed if they couldn't pay their dhimmi taxes.
17 posted on 03/28/2004 12:46:58 AM PST by geros
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To: geros
It appears I did not recall correctly.

I'm not sure where that false little factoid came from, but over the years all sorts of nonsense can creep into my noggin. I suspect my hearing that predates the Internet, hence it was not corroborated as it would have been had I seen it online.

I looked into it, and have a clearer picture of the Muslim invasion of Egypt, based on Coptic sources no less.

Thanks for the correction!

18 posted on 03/28/2004 2:32:51 PM PST by Imal (The purpose of elevator music is to discourage people from loitering in elevators.)
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