 Anti-clockwise from bottom left: A document dated 27 June 1793 granting the Coptic notable Girgis Gohari the right to a rizqa ihbasiya, an exclusive tax-farm issued to prominent notables; a document from the Sharia court records dated 1750 proving the prominent position the notable Nayruz Nawar enjoyed in society; Three Coptic administrators, including, far right, Mu'allim Ya'qub the financial inspector of the French army during the French Expedition parent page (15 - 21 September 2005, issue #760) |