DNA studies are being done to connect Copts with ancient Egyptians (or not). See this discussion: “most of the egyptians living in the south are descendents of the pharoahs. when i see a painting on the wall of a monument i can relate it to the men/women walking in the streets of upper egyptian villages/cities. the copts are mostly descendents of the pharoahs . some have mixed blood when someone marries a foreigner. in that case, you will see a dfference in the fairness of the skin or hair of the progeny.”
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070719123052AAaFOLK
Those Coptic churches & monasteries....I hope they can survive.
*Now* it occurs to ‘em....
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2672380/posts
U.S.: Egypt must honor Israel treaty (Yea Right!)
msnbc ^ | 2/11/2011 | M. Alex Johnson
Posted on Friday, February 11, 2011 4:21:26 PM by tobyhill
Any new government of Egypt must be willing to maintain peace with Israel, White House press secretary Robert Gibbs says.
Briefing reporters after President Barack Obama’s televised address welcoming the resignation of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, Gibbs said much work remained to be done.
“This is the beginning of this process, not the end of it,” he said. “The partnership that we have had with the people and government of Egypt for 30 years has brought stability.”
That means it’s “important that the next government of Egypt recognize the accords that have been signed with the government of Israel,” he said, referring to the 1979 treaty that Mubarak’s predecessor, Anwar Sadat, signed with Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin.
The Israeli government so far hasn’t commented on Mubarak’s resignation, but former Israeli officials expressed concern that it could affect the treaty.
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