 Southern
Egypt Christians
have new bookshop
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The recently-opened Bible bookshop at Souhag |
SOUHAG, Egypt
— The Christian community in this large southern city welcomed
the recent opening of a Bible bookshop by the Bible
Society of Egypt (BSE). Funded through Opportunity
21, the new shop is the eighth and largest to be opened by the
BSE as it seeks to expand its distribution network to serve Christians
and churches throughout the country.
A Coptic priest from the nearby town of
Al-Kosheh, which was torn apart last year by sectarian violence, said
that the bookshop would provide great encouragement for his church and
the townspeople. Ramez Atallah, BSE General Secretary, said, “The
Bible Society’s long-term dream is to have a bookshop in each of
the 20 main cities in Egypt. Because Christian products have to be sold
through Christian outlets, it is imperative that the Bible Society has
bookshops in areas where it wants to distribute Scriptures. This new bookshop
will be the centre of Bible Society activity in the region.” (WR
362/39 - 09.01) e-155 [PHOTOS]
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