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Religion in Egypt

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heavily Sufi-influenced. Sufism has flourished in Egypt since Islam was first adopted. Most upper- and middle-class Muslims believed either that religious expression is a private matter for each individual or that Islam should play a more dominant role in public life. Islamic religious revival movements, whose appeal cuts across class lines, have been present in most cities and in many villages for a long time.
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In 1997, the Washington Report on Middle East Affairs stated, "Estimates of the size of Egypt's Christian population vary from the low government figures of 6 to 7 million to the 12 million reported by some Christian leaders. The actual numbers may be in the 9 to 9.5 million range, out of an Egyptian
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made Egypt their center, and made Cairo their capital. Egypt's various social groups and classes apply Islam differently in their daily lives. The literate theologians of Al-Azhar generally reject the popular version of Islam practised by religious preachers and peasants in the countryside, which is
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had difficulty obtaining documentation from government authorities, and police regularly detain people who do not have correct documentation, some Baháʼís frequently stayed home to avoid possible arrest. In 2008 a court case allowed Baháʼís to obtain birth certificates and identification documents,
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by words or writing, whereas insulting other faiths like Buddhism or Hinduism is not punishable by Egyptian law but insulting Islam, Christianity, or Judaism is. Atheists or irreligious people cannot change their official religious status, thus statistically they are counted as followers of their
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to Islam generally without difficulty, but Muslims who convert to Christianity face difficulties in getting new identity papers and some have been arrested for allegedly forging such documents. The Coptic community, however, takes pains to prevent conversions from Christianity to Islam due to the
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In 2010, based on the contested 2006 Census data, estimated that 94.9% of Egyptians are Muslims, 5.1% are Christians, and less than 1% are Jewish, Buddhists, or other religions. The share of Christians in the Egyptian population has according to official statistics been declining with the highest
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and other senior figures have emphasized religious tolerance. In 2019, Sisi's cabinet approved a number of churches. Authorities however, have often failed to sanction or take stringent action against mobs who have indulged in violence against Christians. While construction of mosques is freely
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are formally recognized as absolute by the Egyptian Constitution under Article 64, but are effectively limited by government intervention and sectarian conflict. Some aspects of the country's laws are heavily founded on Islamic principles. Egyptian authorities only recognize Judaism, Islam and
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were required to obtain presidential approval for even minor repairs in churches. Although the law was eased in 2005 by handing down the authority of approval to the governors, Copts continue to face many obstacles in building new churches. These obstacles are not as much in building mosques.
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in Egypt was over 12 million. Other estimates made by church officials put this number at 16 million. The Coptic Orthodox Church claimed that these figures are based on regularly updated membership records. Protestant churches claim a membership of about 300,000 Egyptians, and the
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It is difficult to quantify the number of atheist or agnostic Egyptians due to the persecution by the religious establishments, and its resulting social stigma against publicly identifying as non-religious, along with a lack of official statistics. Public statements deemed critical of
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ease with which Christians can often become Muslim. Public officials, being conservative themselves, intensify the complexity of the legal procedures required to recognize the religion change as required by law. Security agencies will sometimes claim that such conversions from
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Estimates of the size of Egypt's Christian population vary from the low government figures of 6 to 7 million to the 12 million reported by some Christian leaders. The actual numbers may be in the 9 to 9.5 million range, out of an Egyptian population of more than
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who was shot dead in 1992 by Islamists as a consequence, among others. In 2000, an openly atheist Egyptian writer, who called for the establishment of a local association for atheists, was tried on charges of insulting Islam in four of his books.
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announced a joint strategy to combat the spread of what they categorized as "harmful ideas" among the nation's youth, including atheism. Despite hostility towards them, atheists in Egypt have become increasingly vocal online since the
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has denounced the Ahmadis and Ahmadis have been hounded by police along with other Muslim groups deemed to be deviant under Egypt's defamation laws. On 15 March 2010, nine Ahmadis were detained due to their adherence to the movement.
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Coptic Christians make up the majority of Egypt's roughly 9 million Christians. About 1 million more Coptic Christians are spread across Africa, Europe, the United Kingdom and the United States, according to the World Council of
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in Egypt since the amendment of the second article of the Egyptian constitution in the year 1980, before which Egypt was recognized as a secular country. The vast majority of Egyptian Muslims are Sunni, with a small
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share reported in the past century being in 1927, when the official census put the percentage of Egyptian Christians at 8.3%. In each of the seven subsequent censuses, the percentage shrank, ending at 5.7% in 1996.
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Discrimination against atheists in Egypt is mainly the result of the religious establishments in the country, as the laws and policies in Egypt protect religious freedom but punish those who ridicule or insult the
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However, most Christians refuted these figures, claiming they have been under-counted. Christians maintain that they represent up to 15% or even 25% of the Egyptian population. In 2017 state-owned newspaper
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tensions have remained high, including homes being burnt, though Baháʼís made ongoing efforts to contribute to the dialog. Since 2011 Baháʼís remain concerned, noting such things as a 2012 statement by a
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Informal estimates about the Baháʼí population in Egypt suggest that, in 2006, there were approximately 2,000 Baháʼís resident in Egypt, though other estimates go as high as 6,900 adherents in 2010.
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Orthodox Christians (with estimates ranging from 5-15%). The exact numbers are subject to controversy, with Christians alleging that they have been systemically under-counted in existing censuses.
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movement in Egypt, which numbers up to 7,000 to 50,000 adherents in the country, was established in 1922 but has seen an increase in hostility and government repression as of the 21st century. The
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allowed by the authorities without any intervention, they have sometimes let mob rule dictate that even registered churches be closed down. Christians have also been consistently targeted by
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share a common history and national identity; however, at times religious tensions have arisen, and individual acts of prejudice and violence occur. The most significant was the 2000–2001
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resulting in the murder of nine Coptic Christians. On January 1, 2011, at least 21 people were killed and 83 injured when a car bomb exploded outside a Coptic Christian church in
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In 2022 Freedom House rated Egypt's religious freedom 2 out of 4 and total score of 21 out of 100 in regards of all rights such as political rights and civil liberties.
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and Europe were attracted to Egypt due to the relative harmony that characterized the local religious landscape in the 19th and early 20th centuries. After the 1956
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Egypt has the Middle East's largest Orthodox population (an estimated 4 million Egyptians, or 5% of the population), mainly members of the Coptic Orthodox Church.
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is estimated to have similar membership figures. These figures would put the percentage of Christians in Egypt between 10% and 20% of the total population.
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Numbers vary widely. The 1996 census, the last for which public info on religion exists has 5.6% of the population as Christian (down from 8.3% in 1927).
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in Egypt. There are very few native Christian Egyptians who adhere to the Latin Church, and those who do (several hundreds) do so mainly through marriage.
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According to the 2020 US report on international religious freedom there are no reliable estimates of the number of atheists in Egypt. A study at the
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Lawrence, Bruce B. (2013; p.302), 'Citizen Ahmad among the Believers: Salvation Contextualized in Indonesia and Egypt' in Khalil, M. H. (ed.)
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Lawrence, Bruce B. (2013; p.297), 'Citizen Ahmad among the Believers: Salvation Contextualized in Indonesia and Egypt' in Khalil, M. H. (ed.)
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Coptic Christians, being the largest religious minority in Egypt, are the most negatively affected by possibly discriminatory legislation.
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standing at between 5% – 15% of Egypt's population according to different statistics. About 95% of Egypt's Christians are members of the
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Egyptian state laws allow Muslim men to marry Christian or Jewish women but do not allow Christian or Jewish men to marry Muslim women.
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A 2020 report stated that Egypt is one of the top five countries with the highest levels of social hostilities involving religion.
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are trained in Imam vocational schools and at Al-Azhar. The ministry supports Sunni Islam and has commissions authorized to give
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Protestant churches also exist in Egypt. The total number of Protestants in Egypt is around 200,000. The denominations are:
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In 2004, the Christian Post quoted the U.S. Copt Association as reporting 15% of the population as native Christian.
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QScience Connect in 2013 using 2008 data estimated that 5.1% of Egyptians between the ages of 15 and 59 were Copts.
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The Coptic Orthodox Church is the main Christian Church in Egypt, where it has between 6 and 11 million members.
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Since their faith is not officially recognized by the state, they were not allowed to use it on their national
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A 2021 report notes a government crack-down on religious violence, including the execution of the murderer of
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Church) has around 210,000 members in Egypt and roughly 50,000 adherents abroad. It is in communion with the
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in 1967. As of mid-2016, there were a total of 6 Jews remaining in Cairo, including their spiritual leader,
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Scholars estimate that Shia Muslims comprise 1 percent of the population. There are very small numbers of
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church. Other Christian denominations include Armenian Apostolic, Catholic, Maronite and Anglican. The
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claimed that the percentage of Christians ranged from 10 to 15%, similar to the range claimed by the
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communities making up the remainder. A significant number of Sunni Egyptians also follow the native
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ranked Egypt as the 25th most difficult place to be a Christian, on their annual World Watch List.
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has around 7,000 adherents in Egypt. Most are citizens born in Egypt but of foreign descent, like
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Significant minorities within Egypt's Christian community include the following denominations:
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Fouad N. Ibrahim (1982). "Social and economic geographical analysis of the Egyptian Copts".
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In January 2013 when the Muslim Brotherhood was in power, Christian nonprofit organization
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Recent self-identification surveys put the Christian percentage at around 10%, as found by
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Before 1956 and according to the 1948 census there were 65,639 Egyptian Jews, including
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and identification documents, so long as they omit their religion on court documents.
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Prophecy Continuous: Aspects of Ahmadi Religious Thought and its Medieval Background
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in 2016 (which estimated the country to be 10.3% Christian and 89.4% Muslim) and by
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The Coptic Christian population in Egypt is the largest Christian community in the
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While freedom of religion is guaranteed by the Egyptian constitution, according to
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controls many aspects of social life and is endorsed by law. The state religion of
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population of more than 60 million" which yields an estimate of about 10-20% then.
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Harvard encyclopedia of American ethnic groups By Stephan Thernstrom. Page 242.
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In the country. Egypt hosts the most important Sunni institution in the world,
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Faith as an independent religion distinct from Islam. The state-sanctioned
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Muslims, Ahmadi Muslims, and expatriate members of various groups in Egypt
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Christianity, allowing them public worship unlike other faiths. President
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Egypt court upholds right of converted Muslims to return to Christianity
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Church, which has 120 churches and has around 10,000 adherents in Egypt.
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and traditionally believed to be established in the 1st century C.E. by
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founded in 970 by the Fatimids as the first Islamic University in Egypt
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World Religion Database 2020 at the ARDA website, retrieved 2023-08-03
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poll of 1,798 Muslims in Egypt, 63% of those surveyed supported "the
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made a clear legal distinction between "recognized religions" (i.e.,
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Mohamoud, Yousra; Cuadros, Diego; Abu-Raddad, Laith (26 June 2013).
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community range from 800,000 to about two to three million members.
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in 2019 (which estimated it to be 9.6% Christian and 90.3% Muslim).
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school of Sunni Islam is largely controlled by the state, through
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Between Heaven and Hell: Islam, Salvation, and the Fate of Others
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Women Under Islam: Gender Justice and the Politics of Islamic Law
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Between Heaven and Hell: Islam, Salvation, and the Fate of Others
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Between Heaven and Hell: Islam, Salvation, and the Fate of Others
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There is a small but historically significant population of the
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in Egypt in 2010. That number decreased to about 1124 in 2020.
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controls all mosques and supervises Muslim clerics, but the
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The Pew Foundation estimated 5.1% for Christians in 2010.
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Pew Research Center's Religion & Public Life Project
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parent's religion, whether it is Islam or Christianity.
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spokesman that "We will prosecute the Bahai's [
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so long as they omit their religion on court documents.
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became the first Islamic state to legally recognize the
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Egypt: Egypt Arrests 22 Muslim converts to Christianity
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The 2009 American Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life
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communities are largely found in the urban regions of
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Other native Egyptian Christians are adherents of the
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A varying number of Egyptians will openly identify as
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Egypt allows converts to revert to Christianity on ID
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have faced increasing marginalization since the 1952
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Church, which has around 40,000 adherents in Egypt.
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New York: Oxford University Press 2257:"Egypt: Attack On Shia Comes At Dangerous Time" 2184: 2182: 1022:Evangelical Church of Egypt (Synod of the Nile) 463:Abduction and forced conversion of Coptic women 258:. There are reportedly close to fifty thousand 3746: 3744: 3246:"Egypt's last Jews aim to keep heritage alive" 2683:"Egyptian Court Allows Return to Christianity" 2138:. Microsoft. 30 September 2008. Archived from 855:and between 10,000 and 15,000 ex-patriates in 276:Most Egyptian Christians belong to the native 106:Egypt hosts two major religious institutions. 5719: 5468: 5061: 4431: 3113:"Egypt's Christian-Muslim Gap Growing Bigger" 2048: 2046: 2044: 300:in 2008, claimed that the number of Orthodox 8: 3630:al-Shahat, Abdel Moneim (18 February 2012). 3563:. Baháʼí World News Service. 29 January 2008 3084: 3082: 2885:Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor 2753:"New Digital Platforms | AUC Libraries" 2630:Egypt: national unity & the Coptic issue 2111:. 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Oxford University Press. p. 297. 679:About 5% to 15% of Egyptians follow the 674: 406:Egyptian identification card controversy 324:and persecution during the decades long 4008: 4006: 4004: 4002: 4000: 3605:"An open letter to the people of Egypt" 3347:"Insult laws: Elusive and longstanding" 2899:"Egyptian court orders clashes retrial" 1578:How many Christians are there in Egypt? 1529: 1505:The CIA Fact Book estimated 10% (2012). 1482: 834:Coptic Catholic Patriarch of Alexandria 262:Muslims in Egypt. Estimates of Egypt's 3046:"The Open Doors World Watch List 2013" 2473:Mitchell, Travis (November 10, 2020). 869:Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria 459:Persecution of Copts § Modern era 4077:"Data Analysis Tool – Arab Barometer" 3772:"Who is afraid of Egyptian atheists?" 3607:. www.bahai-egypt.org. Archived from 3517:Association of Religion Data Archives 3092:. US Department of State. 12 May 2020 2999:"11 killed, churches burned in Cairo" 2578:Johnston, Cynthia (29 January 2008). 1066:, which has 1,100 adherents in Egypt. 1059:, which has 1,400 adherents in Egypt. 94:A common religious scene in Egypt: a 18:Forced religious conversions in Egypt 7: 7302: 4469:Traditional African religions portal 4152:Winston, Kimberly (4 January 2018). 3644:from the original on 10 October 2017 3181:"Who are Egypt's Coptic Christians?" 2930:from the original on 12 January 2022 2633:, Ahram, 5 July 2004, archived from 2527:"Egypt Chapter - 2019 Annual Report" 2302:Bengali, Shashank (10 August 2013). 2210:, University of South Carolina Press 1719:Don Wagner (October–November 1997). 1671:Data can be also accessed using the 1664:Arab Barometer Wave V (2018 - 2019) 1546: 1544: 1291:Atheism, agnosticism, and irreligion 1142:. 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It is headed by the 776:Melkite Greek Catholic Church 365:Freedom of belief and worship 6547:Twin towns and sister cities 6059:Assassination of Anwar Sadat 4199:"Egypt's embattled atheists" 3911:Khatib, Hakim (2016-01-24). 2671:Ahram Weekly, 3 – 9 May 2007 1515:Several sources give 10-20%. 1170:, whose spiritual leader is 1086:History of the Jews in Egypt 1071:Seventh-day Adventist Church 932:, or members of the foreign 386:Supreme Administrative Court 7075:Vehicle registration plates 6729:Water supply and sanitation 4781:Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) 4502:Traditional Berber religion 4120:International Policy Digest 4098:"US State Dept 2017 report" 3917:International Policy Digest 3324:. I.B.Tauris. p. 416. 3111:Cole, Ethan (8 July 2008). 2206:Hoffman, Valerie J (1995), 1674:"Online Data Analysis Tool" 1387:and particularly after the 1385:Egyptian revolution of 2011 1314:. Outspoken atheists, like 1230:dissolution of the monarchy 1073:has 852 adherents in Egypt. 1057:Pentecostal Holiness Church 691:by raw number of adherents. 322:dissolution of the monarchy 282:Oriental Orthodox Christian 7344: 6734:Water resources management 5037:African diaspora religions 2965:. NBC NEWS. 7 January 2010 2834:WorldWide Religious News. 1346:, citing a 2018 survey by 1294: 1276: 1209: 1186: 1083: 754:denominations such as the 664: 534: 452: 416:Restrictions on conversion 7267: 6761: 6748: 6629:Impact on the environment 6619:Entrepreneurship policies 6572: 6559: 6395: 6382: 6236: 6223: 5755: 5742: 5422: 5033: 4487:Ancient Egyptian religion 2582:. Reuters. 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