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Egypt : The Language Of The Egyptian Language

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Egypt’s Language
“For almost thirteen centuries Arabic has been the language of Egypt” (Home). Before the invasion in AD 639, Coptic, which originated from ancient Egypt, was the language for everyday and religious life for the majority of the population. However, by the 12th century Coptic was replaced with the Arabic language. But, the Coptic orthodox church still used te language even after it was replaced.
Arabic has become the language of both the Egyptian christian and muslim. The written for of the Arabic language has remained substantially unchanged since the 7th century. However, the written language has changed the modern forms of style, word sequence, and phraseology are simpler and more flexible than in classical Arabic and are often directly derivative of English or French.
Religion in Egypt Islam is practiced by most of the population of Egypt and governs their political and personal lives. Islam originated from what is now Saudi Arabia.The Prophet Muhammad is seen as the last of God's emissaries to bring revelation to mankind. He was distinguished with bringing a message for the whole of mankind, rather than just to a certain peoples. As Moses brought the Torah and Jesus brought the Bible, Muhammad brought the Quran. The Quran and the actions of the Prophet are used as the basis for all guidance in the religion of Islam.
Family Values For Egyptian people family is the most important unit of their society. For all social relations, Kinship plays an

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