Title: Marcus Simaika
Description: Draws upon Simaika's unpublished memoirs as well as on other documents and photographs from the Simaika family archive to deepen our understanding of several important themes of modern Egyptian history: the development of Coptic archaeology and heritage studies, Egyptian-British interactions during the colonial and semi-colonial eras, shifting balances in the interaction of clergymen and the lay Coptic community, and the ever-sensitive evolution of relations between Copts and their Muslim compatriots.
Subjects: Copts, Biography, Civilization, History, Antiquities, Matḥaf al-Qibṭī (Cairo, Egypt)