Bible Society work in Egypt The
Bible Society of Egypt1 Aly Fahmy El Zanaty PO Box 5277 West Heliopolis 11771 Cairo Egypt Tel: +(202)-26383320 Fax: +(202)-26363979 E-mail: admin@bsoe.org |
Country Data:
| Area: | 997,739 sq.km. | |
| Population: | 78,000,000 (2005) | |
| Annual Per Capita Income: | US$1,490 (2000) | |
| Literate Population: | 61.4% (1996) | |
| Religions in % of Population (1995): | Sunni Muslim |
88.0%
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| Coptic Orthodox |
11.4%
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| Roman Catholic |
0.3%
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| Protestant |
0.3%
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| Official Language: | Arabic | |
Bible Society Data:
| Beginning of organised work: | 1815 | |
| Date of formation of Bible Society: | 1966 | |
| Date of Full Membership in UBS: | 1996 | |
| Scripture distribution in 2005: | |||||
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Bibles
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New
Testaments |
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| 183,009 | 339,707 | 142,323 | 377,509 | 464,235 | 203,840 |
God's Word in the heart of Cairo's needy communities (March 2007)
School distribution warmly welcomed in Egypt (Jan/Feb 2007)
Latest News #378 – Study New Testament a hit in Egypt (November 2006) [PDF] Literacy classes bring social benefits in Egypt (June 2006)
God’s Word touches visitors at Cairo Bookfair (June 2006)
Latest News #343 – Bible House dedication is 'beginning of exciting new era'
(February 2006) [PDF file]
Daily concerns at the heart of Middle East Bible work (Jan/Feb 2006)
Bible World to educate and enthuse Egypt’s young Christians (November 2005)
Latest News #316 (May 2005) [PDF file]
Producing children’s videos in colloquial Arabic ‘well worth the effort’ (April/May 2005)
Jesus film and Bible videos get passers-by thinking (April/May 2005)
Ad campaign reawakens interest in the Jesus film (April/May 2005)
Latest News #307 (April 2005)
Latest News #303 (February 2005)
Bible stories a hit among visually impaired children (Dec. 2004/Jan. 2005)
Despised and rejected: how Saieda found healing (Dec. 2004/Jan. 2005)
Emphasis on audio and visual resources during Year of the Bible in Egypt
(June/July 2004)
Young and old begin to understand the Bible in Egypt (April/May 2004)
Making the Bible ‘a familiar sight’ in Egypt (March 2004)
Empowering new readers in Egypt (July/August 2003)
Latest News Summary (July/August 2003)
Latest News Summary (April/May 2003)
Society encouraged in advance of Cairo Bookfair e-230 (March 2003)
New billboard brings God’s Word into the bustling heart of Cairo
(Dec. 2002/Jan. 2003)
How to study the Bible – in 66 lessons (November 2002)
SAT-7 Cairo studio destroyed by fire (e-212) (November 2002)
US soaps give poor impression of Christians – TV chief (June 2002)
Bible Society ‘amazed’ by bookfair sales (June 2002)
‘Significant breakthrough’ for Bible Society at bookfair (March 2002)
Bible news in brief (January/February 2002)
Society aims to reach holidaymakers on the move (October 2001)
Christians in southern Egypt have new bookshop (September 2001)
Egypt’s Millennium Package: One-Third of the Budget, Two-Thirds of the Target
(March 2001)
Bible Society of Egypt Publishes Peace Scripture for Middle East Conflict (January/February 2001)
Garbage Village’s Sick Find Spiritual Renewal (September 2000)
Whole Arabic Bible Now Available on Audio Cassette (September 2000)
Bookfair Boosts Millennium Package Sales (April/May 2000)
One Million Scripture Packages (December 1999)
Jesus Video Draws Crowds at Cairo Book Fair (July/August 1999)
Arabic Bible Seen as ‘Bestseller’ (July/August 1999)
Bible Society Launches Major Distribution at Cairo Bookfair (March 1999)
Reaching Out to the ‘Untouchables’ of Garbage City (January 1999)
