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Egyptians
St Mark Coptic Orthodox Church
St Cyril’s Coptic Orthodox Theological College
Australian Egyptian Council Forum
Salib, Amin
Egyptian Orthodox church marriage 2009
Portrait of Henry Ackaoui, Egyptian migrant 1977
School librarian at Malek Fahd Islamic School, Greenacre 2004

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Egyptians

Egyptians

Sydney's Egyptians came in two waves, with Jews, Coptic Christians, Greek and Armenian Egyptians making up the bulk of the arrivals before 1976, and some Egyptian Muslims arriving in recent years. The Coptic Church is vital to the community, with 10 churches and a theological college. Christian and Muslim Egyptian communities in Sydney share a common heritage and identification with Egypt, and relations between them have been mainly tolerant and peaceful.

St Mark Coptic Orthodox Church

Coptic Orthodox church at 72 Wollongong Road, Arncliffe that was established in 1978 in the former Arncliffe Methodist Church building.

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St Cyril’s Coptic Orthodox Theological College

Coptic Theological College that is part of the St Mark Coptic Church precinct at 72 Wollongong Road, Arncliffe. Established in 1982 as the Pope Shenouda III College for Theological Studies, it was the first to be established outside of Egypt. The college was restructured and formalised as St Cyril’s Coptic Orthodox Theological College in 2015.

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Australian Egyptian Council Forum

Non profit organisation which promotes Egyptian culture.

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Salib, Amin

Founding president of the Coptic Orthodox Society

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Egyptian Orthodox church marriage 2009

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Raymond Mallary
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Portrait of Henry Ackaoui, Egyptian migrant 1977

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National Library of Australia
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School librarian at Malek Fahd Islamic School, Greenacre 2004

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By
John Immig
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National Library of Australia
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