Under the Auspices of HG Bishop Antony
St Antony Church & United Copts GB
cordially invite you to attend a conference on
Copts throughout the ages
Fri 25 Sept 6 30 – 9 30 pm St Antony Church Hall, Sat 26 Sept 10 30 – 05 00 Bawtry Hall, Bawtry, Doncaster, DN10 6JH )
Refreshments & Sat Dinner (RSP)
Contact Isis & Nabil 01909 483230 – 07791330674
£ 20 for dinner : Cheques payable to N S Isshak, 1 Springwood Court Aston S26 2DP
SPEAKERS
- Ashraf Sadek, Professor of Egyptology, Limoge University, Chief Editor Le Monde Copte France
- Father Pigol Bassili, Coptologist (Language & History), St Mark Church, Frankfurt
- DR Ibrahim Habib , President of United Copts UK, Birmingham
- DR Ahmes Labib Pahor, Diploma in Coptic History & Ph D in Medicine History, Birmingham
- DR Nabil Isshak, Coptologist (Language) & Editor of Coptic Cultural Magazine Rakoti, Rotherham
Program:
Copts Throughout the Ages
SESSION I Friday 25 Sept 09, pm President: Gamal Gabra
- 06 30-06 45 Registration & Opening of the conference
- 06 45-07 45 Birth, death and resurrection of Coptic language. Father Pigol Bassili, Coptologist , St Mark Church, Germany
- 07 45 -08 00 Tea break
- 08 00-08 45 The myth of Arabic origin of Egyptians. Ibrahim Habib, president of United Copts, Birmingham
- 08 45- 09 15 Open discussion
- 09 15-09 30 Conclusion & Closure of first session
SESSION II Sat 26 Sept 09, am President: Isis Sidhom
- 10 30-10 45 Opening
- 10 45-12 00 Copts throughout history. Ashraf Sadek, Professor of Egyptology, chief editor of Le Monde Copte, Limoges, France
- 12 00-12 15 Tea break
- 12 15-12 45 General Yakoub Hanna, a patriot or traitor! Nabil Isshak, Coptologist, Editor of Rakoti magazine, Rotherham
- 12 45-01 00 Discussion & conclusion of second session
- 01 00-02 00 Lunch break
SESION III Sat 26 Sept 09, pm President: Emad Gabrawi
- 02 00-02 15 Opening third session
- 02 15-03 00 Ekladious Beh Labib & first family spoke Coptic in modern history. Ahmes Pahor, Coptologist. PhD in history, Diploma in Coptic History
- 03 00-03 15 Tea break
- 03 15-04 00 Mysterious death of the reformer pope Cyril IV. Nabil Isshak, Coptologist, Editor of Rakoti magazine, Rotherham
- 04 00-04 30 Panel discussion & questions
- 04 30-04 45 End of conference; conclusion & recommendations