Missions in Egypt

In Egypt today, there is Islam, Christianity and Judaism. Islam is the leading religion, making up about 85- 90% of the country. Christians are present, but not many. Judaism is very little, with less  than 200 people claiming it today in Egypt.[1] Sunni Muslims believed that the Koran was what was to be followed in order to live a correct Muslim lifestyle. Sunni Islam has dominated Egypt since 647, when Alexandria was taken over. At this time, armies of Muslims had begun to invade Africa and Asia. They really wanted to expand their religion and territory. From then on, Egypt was a predominately Muslim country.[2] Since then, Sunni Islam has grown in the country. In 970 C.E., Al-Azhar University was established, a place of study for Muslims. Not only has the religion of Islam changed the people and education of Egypt, it has also affected the law. Today, the law is to agree with Islamic law causing those that live in Egypt, even if not Muslim, to follow their teachings.[1]
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Coptic Christians are also present in Egypt, though not many. Coptic Christians is a type of Christianity that began in Egypt in 55 A.D. It is said that John Mark of Biblical times started this specific type of Christianity. He traveled to Egypt with other apostles and later founded a school in Alexandria in 68 A.D. From this school, monasteries were established. However, when Muslims began to invaded the country, these Christians began to convert to Islam due to the new laws in the country.[4] In 1854, Presbyterians came to Egypt as missionaries. They are still there today, witnessing to the Egyptians.[5]
Judaism is also still in Egypt today, yet very few. Jews were in Egypt in Biblical times, but over the decades, they have diminished. Because of the strong Islamic influence today, not many remain. [6]

[1]http://www.citylighttours.com/default.aspx?id=219&Name=Religion_in_Modern_Egypt
[2]http://countrystudies.us/egypt/67.htm
[3]https://www.jihadwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/egyptian-christians-persecuted.jpg
[4]http://christianity.about.com/od/Coptic-Orthodoxy/a/JZ-Coptic-Christianity-History.htm
[5]http://press.princeton.edu/titles/8827.html
[6]http://www.projetaladin.org/holocaust/en/muslims-and-jews/muslims-and-jews-in-history/history-of-the-jews-in-egypt.html