Word: coptic
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...priest summons to prayer. The chief mode of conveyance is the donkey, and the city is full of these strong little beasts, posted at every corner in charge of boys. The population of the city is about 400,000, and the native part is made up of Moslems and Coptic Christians who claim to be the descendants of the ancient Egyptians. The Moslems are very bigoted and distrust foreigners, but are slowly improving under European influence...
...With her Coptic-optic volume in her hand, hand, hand...