INDIGENOUS ALEXANDRIA

The status of the indigenous Egyptians, the Copts, in Alexandria, as with the rest of Egypt, is pretty precarious at best. For instance, in December 2020, a Coptic shopowner was stabbed to death by an Arab settler simply for being a Copt. For a history of the indigenous Egyptians in Alexandria, see this posting. For two of the most recent events in the indigenous Egyptian community, both written in Wataninet.com, see here and here.