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To: lorne who wrote (1909)	1/7/2003 9:25:52 PM
From: Hawkmoon	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 15987

Yeah Lorne.. I read that earlier this morning in either the Washington Post or Times.. (I try to read them both.. :0) The Copts have always struck me as an interesting nationality, since they can trace their lineage back so far in history.. But ain't it funny that folks like Len care nothing for Coptic Independence, but spend their waking hours advocating a dictatorial and militant Palestinian state?? "Copts have a long history in Egypt -- tradition says St. Mark brought Christianity to Egypt just a few years after the death of Christ. Copts were once so dominant here that their name is the ancient name for all Egyptians. Now they are estimated at just 10 percent of Egypt's 68 million people. Copts survived Roman persecution and Arab conquest, and today are generally free to worship in Egypt. But they complain of tensions with the Muslim majority and say they face discrimination, particularly in the job market. At times, they face violence." Hawk@thingsthatmakeyougohmmm...com