Simaika, Samir
Marcus Simaika Pasha
- ISBN 13:
- 9789774168239
- author:
- Simaika, Samir
- format:
- HardBack
- publisher:
- American University in Cairo Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2017
- Pages:
- 240
- Dimensions:
- 23.62 x 16 x 1.78 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Biography, Personal Memoirs, Nonfiction,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 20 working days
Description
Marcus Pasha Simaika was born into a prominent Coptic family in 1864, on the eve of the Suez Canal's inauguration and the British occupation of Egypt. His life's work was dedicated to shedding light on centuries of Christian Egyptian history that had been neglected or belittled.
A visionary administrator, Simaika used his status to pursue his dream of founding a Coptic Museum and preserving endangered monuments. Through his tireless efforts, he navigated complex relationships between the patriarch, church hierarchy, Coptic community council, British authorities, and government to bring them together in his fight to save Coptic heritage.
This biography draws on Simaika's unpublished memoirs, as well as other documents and photographs from the Simaika family archive, to provide a deeper understanding of modern Egyptian history. It explores key themes such as the development of Coptic archaeology and heritage studies, Egyptian-British interactions during colonial and semi-colonial eras, and the evolution of relations between Copts and their Muslim countrymen.
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