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Edit request from 196.218.147.115, 17 April 2011

Sirs at Wikipedia

I am asking for a permission to change the material in this page about EGYPT , especially the false part talking about the Christians and who they are hated in EGYPT, what is written here is completely and entirely out of order and doesn't coincide with the reality at all, they aren't hated, women turns to Islam aren't forced into that and your sources are considered by all the Egyptian people to be weak and fraud. Please stop the spam and telling this non sense or people will loose their trust in your site and its material.

my email is : [email protected] , please send me your feedback as soon as possible.

and I do still want the permission to change the material in this page. thanks  Not done

Requests to edit semi-protected articles must be specific (ie 'please change THIS to THAT), and they must be accompanied by reference(s) to reliable sources. Chzz  ►  18:35, 24 December 2010 (UTC)
unfortunately, the Persecution of Copts is very well documented. I should hope the large majority of Egyptians aren't into this, you don't need 50 million people to persecute you to make your life miserable, a few thousand are more than enough. --dab (𒁳) 21:37, 28 January 2011 (UTC)

Edit request from 99.229.252.217, 24 December 2010

{{edit semi-protected}}

The paragraphs dealing with the persecution of Christian minorities is in general exaggerated and biased.

Though persecution on some level occurs, Christians in Egypt are ministers, high ranking officials, University professors, members of parliament, and generally are afforded all the freedoms that the average Egyptian has. The richest man (and family) in Egypt (Sawiris) are Christians.

In particular, the sentence depicting young christian females to be forced into Islam is outright ridiculous. The only semi-trustworthy source is a CNN article written by one person, neither an Egyptian nor has he lived in Egypt, who is giving an opinion without stating any evidence.

It is unfortunate that a minority of Coptic Egyptian Christians try to exaggerate and twist these issues for personal gain, particularly in regards to support (financial or otherwise) from the U.S. It is these voices that are being heard, not the truth. The far, far majority of Muslims in Egypt do not tolerate persecution of Coptics, nor would allow it.

Can anybody mention the persecution of the newly Muslim converts? Egypt-based Dostor has just mentioned that Camillia Shehata has already converted to Islam and, of course, they provide the evidence, and it'd be great if the article is not biased in favor of any religious group, at the expense of the other. Thanks --41.34.102.60 (talk) 02:22, 7 April 2011 (UTC)

99.229.252.217 (talk) 08:21, 24 December 2010 (UTC)

 Not done

Requests to edit semi-protected articles must be specific (ie 'please change THIS to THAT), and they must be accompanied by reference(s) to reliable sources. Chzz  ►  18:35, 24 December 2010 (UTC)
unfortunately, the Persecution of Copts is very well documented. I should hope the large majority of Egyptians aren't into this, you don't need 50 million people to persecute you to make your life miserable, a few thousand are more than enough. --dab (𒁳) 21:37, 28 January 2011 (UTC)

Name section needs to be updated!

The word Misr (Egyptian Arabic: Masr) is derived from an ancient Egyptian word, md-r (English: fortress) , which refers to the natural protective boarders of Egypt which protected the country from invaders. This name can be extended as Misr El Mahrosa. --41.235.99.235 (talk) 12:01, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

Source: [http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/kmt.htm The Origin of the Word, "Egypt" by Nermin Sami and Jimmy Dunn ] --41.235.99.235 (talk) 12:01, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

UAR

I was looking for info about the UAR period of Egypt's history. Is it too insignificant to mention here? --Richardson mcphillips (talk) 16:35, 24 March 2011 (UTC)

Administrative divisions need update

6 October and Helwan governorates are canceled [1][2] and back to cairo and giza again..

Eng.kika 17:25, 23 April 2011 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Eng kika (talk • contribs)

Correction

Sharqia is a Lower governorate,not an Upper one. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.126.54.52 (talk) 14:50, 31 May 2011 (UTC)

I also wanted to correct the population of egypt in the info-box. According to source linked its 80,648,647 not 80,085,862. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 41.34.84.137 (talk) 00:28, 12 August 2011 (UTC)

Time to update the economic data...

Time to update the economic data for Egypt.

Here are the new stats as of 2011.

  • Nominal GDP per capita:
$2892.402


  • GDP per capita (PPP):
$6361.047


  • GDP (PPP):
$508.265 billion


  • Nominal GDP:
$231.111 billion

These stats are from the IMF.

http://www.imf.org/external/datamapper/index.php

http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2011/01/weodata/weorept.aspx?sy=2009&ey=2016&scsm=1&ssd=1&sort=country&ds=.&br=1&pr1.x=73&pr1.y=3&c=469&s=NGDPD%2CNGDPDPC%2CPPPGDP%2CPPPPC&grp=0&a= — Preceding unsigned comment added by Turnopoems (talk • contribs) 13:53, 25 August 2011 (UTC)

How to say Egypt in old and middle Persian?

As I know, the modern Persian spell Egypt is originates from Arabia. Do anybody here know how to say "Egypt" in old and middle persian? Thank you very much. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Apengu (talk • contribs) 08:21, 3 September 2011 (UTC)

Edit request from Eemstewart, 7 September 2011

In the section "Republic" please change the second paragraph:

"Three years after the 1967 Six Day War, during which Israel invaded and occupied of the Gaza Strip, which Egypt had occupied since the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, and the Sinai Peninsula from Eygpt, Three years after the Nasser died and was succeeded by Anwar Sadat in 1970. Sadat switched Egypt's Cold War allegiance from the Soviet Union to the United States, expelling Soviet advisors in 1972. He launched the Infitah economic reform policy, while violently clamping down on religious and secular opposition."

TO

"In the 1967 Six Day War, Israel invaded and occupied of the Gaza Strip, which Egypt had occupied since the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, and the Sinai Peninsula (also Egyptian territory). Three years later President Nasser died and was succeeded by Anwar Sadat in 1970. Sadat switched Egypt's Cold War allegiance from the Soviet Union to the United States, expelling Soviet advisors in 1972. He launched the Infitah economic reform policy, while violently clamping down on religious and secular opposition."

for smoother flow and to make it easier to read. Also added title "President" for Nasser. Eemstewart (talk) 14:27, 7 September 2011 (UTC)

 Done --Meno25 (talk) 15:43, 7 September 2011 (UTC)

Administrative divisions

The "Administrative divisions" section looks awkward to me with the big map on the left hand side and the paragraphs and table on the right hand side, i propose to switch them and place a smaller map instead. Agree? Haggag69 (talk) 13:52, 19 September 2011 (UTC)Haggag69

Republic

I had changed the paragraph instead of:

In the 1967 Six Day War, Israel invaded and occupied of the Gaza Strip, which Egypt had occupied since the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, and the Sinai Peninsula (also Egyptian territory). Three years later President Nasser died and was succeeded by Anwar Sadat in 1970. Sadat switched Egypt's Cold War allegiance from the Soviet Union to the United States, expelling Soviet advisors in 1972. He launched the Infitah economic reform policy, while clamping down on religious and secular opposition.

In the 1967 Six Day War, Israel invaded and occupied the Sinai Peninsula. Three years later President Nasser died and was succeeded by Anwar Sadat in 1970. Sadat switched Egypt's Cold War allegiance from the Soviet Union to the United States, expelling Soviet advisors in 1972. He launched the Infitah economic reform policy, while clamping down on religious and secular opposition.

My change was reverted by user:OuroborosCobra apparently because i did not explain the change, so i will explain here:

To someone unfamiliar with Egypt and the Arab-Israeli conflict, the wording of the first sentence would be misleading in that it implies that the status of the Sinai peninsula was the same as the Gaza to Egypt, as it says that Sinai is "also an Egyptian territory", when in fact they are not the same at all, Egypt did not claim Gaza to be its territory. Egypt only administered the Gaza strip after the 1948 Arab Israeli War, and declared that it was temporary until the Palestine problem is resolved, whereas Sinai has been Egyptian territory since the Ottoman empire. I will revert it back, and please discuss here if there are disagreements. Haggag69 (talk) 13:29, 20 September 2011 (UTC)Haggag69

You're hitting this with a sledgehammer when a chisel will do. The problem is that your edit essentially serves to cover up two decades of Egyptian occupation of Gaza. If you are worried about the Sinai looking like it is being described as the same as Gaza, as a territory only occupied by Egypt rather than a part of Egypt, then you should change the language to reflect that rather than removing the language about Gaza. In this case, the only change that is needed is removing the word "also" from "also Egyptian territory." Then Gaza is described as Egyptian occupied, and Sinai as Egyptian territory. --OuroborosCobra (talk) 19:35, 20 September 2011 (UTC)
Or better yet, rewrite the sentence a "In the 1967 Six Day War, Israel invaded and occupied of the Egypt's Sinai Peninsula and the Gaza Strip, which Egypt had occupied since the 1948 Arab–Israeli War." --OuroborosCobra (talk) 19:39, 20 September 2011 (UTC)
Okay i see your point.Haggag69 (talk) 12:07, 21 September 2011 (UTC)Haggag69

Significant demography error in Turkish version of the "Egypt" article

I'd like to draw attention to an innacuracy in the Turkish version of this article. I am a foreign-born E.F.L. high-school teacher at a well-known institution in Istanbul, which is why I noticed. The fact-list side bar gives the ethnic makeup of Egypt as: 99% Eygptian Arab, 0.9% Nubian, 0.1% Greek. In the Turkish version this is 99% Egyptian Arab, 0.9% Copt & 0.1% Greek. Some students doing a report mistakenly concluded that Copts are less than 1% of Egyptians, and it was hard for me, as the teacher, to convince them otherwise, because of course "Wikipedia says so."

I would change the information myself except I do not speak Turkish. Can some Turkish reader please fix this mistake, or some editor of this article e-mail a Turkish counterpart? Kmbush40 (talk) 14:30, 16 October 2011 (UTC)

Edit request from , 4 November 2011

To Whom it May Concern, I kindly request that you change the type of government on the "Egypt," page from a "Military Junta," to a "Provisional Government." Wikipedia defines a Military Junta as a government essentially lead and managed by a military establishment. Egypt's government for all practical as well as logistical purposes is far more in line with a "Provisional Government" as defined by Wikipedia. For the time being all official and unofficial positions whether, hopefully or apprehensively, assert the temporary nature of Egypt's current political arrangement. One could argue of course that as it stands today the form of government in Egypt today is in fact a "Military Junta," however this would be entirely incorrect in every ideological as well as practical sense. The day to day affairs of the Egypt are managed by a civil authority under PM Sharaf.

I make this request not merely as a matter of semantics- but as a matter of practical importance. Political reality is often determined entirely by perceptions. The world's sense of Egypt today as well as Egypt's sense of self is perhaps the most vital consideration in determining the future for millions of Egyptians at home and abroad. And so I submit my request with the greatest sensitivity to the truth on the ground and in line with the ever shifting political reality in which Egypt stands. This label might have been accurate for the past thirty years but today we hope and have every reason to believe that this is no longer the reality on the ground .

Please note this source bellow: published under congressional mandate by the Library of Congress for explicit verification of all aforementioned facts. And a very current picture of the political state of Egypt today. I think it will make the point clear that Egypt's current government is a provisional one. Many people sacrificed a lot to make this a reality and as an Egyptian I am proud to say that it is.

United States. Congressional Research Service. Egypt in Transition. Jeremy M Sharp: , 2011. Print

On a side note I would like to take this chance to say how much I appreciate Wikipedia. It is amazing to find so much human knowledge in one place. More than ever possible I imagine. Thank you for your efforts and your kind consideration of this issue. All the Best, Adam Elgabri 184.74.170.114 (talk) 17:01, 4 November 2011 (UTC)

Not done: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the {{edit semi-protected}} template. --NYKevin @864, i.e. 19:44, 10 November 2011 (UTC)

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English is not an official language in Egypt

Why does it say that English is an official language in Egypt? The Egyptian constitution (article 2) states that Arabic is the sole official language of Egypt.

Source: http://www.egypt.gov.eg/english/laws/constitution/default.aspx

Article 2: "Islam is the religion of the state, and the Arabic language is its official language. The principles of Islamic law are the chief source of legislation."

Official language(s) Arabic[a], English

Can someone please change that? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Turnopoems (talk • contribs) 18:06, 29 November 2011 (UTC)

a huge map in the middle of the article

Have you noticed there is a huge map in the middle of the article? it's in the Administrative Divisions section of the article, and it hides some of the writings. Drorzm (talk) 10:28, 3 December 2011 (UTC)

Military junta?

I notice this was discussed before, but it was simply shut down with no discussion. I would like it if we could have some consensus on Egypt's current government being described as a "junta." I agree that it is technically a junta because it fits the description of a council of military leaders ruling a state, and the term does not automatically equal military dictatorship. However, the words do seem to have a sense of permanency to them, and maybe it should either be changed to 'transitional government' or there is at least some statement in the infobox that it is temporary. DavidSSabb (talk) 14:20, 10 December 2011 (UTC)

Hala'ib Triangle Map

I noticed that most if not all maps in this article excludes the Hala'ib Triangle from Egypt while the political & administrative borders of Egypt specifically says that the border with Sudan is 22° north circle of latitude. The area is claimed by Sudan but neither controlled nor administrated by the Sudanese Government. Essam Sharaf (talk) 08:25, 23 December 2011 (UTC)

Flag and Coat of Arms

The ones on the main article right now are NOT the current flag an coat of arms of Egypt, those are ones used in the '50s for the Kingdom of Egypt before the Revolution of 1952 — Preceding unsigned comment added by MohdFawzy (talk • contribs) 11:30, 24 December 2011 (UTC)

Hosni Mubarak is still president

If we're gonna write information about someone in Wikipedia, we should write objectively and regardless of public opinion & unofficial information. Mubarak, legally, is still Egypt's president according to the Egyptian Legislative constitutional. As Mubarak's lawyer Fareed El-Deeb says, the Egyptian President never stepped down officially, and a telephone call to Omar Suleiman is not, in any way, constitutional. And therefore; his trial is Illegitimate. Article should be edited as he is, legally, still the President of the Arab Republic of Egypt. That's a fact!

CNN - Lawyer: Mubarak is still Egypt's president

Egypt’s Hosni Mubarak is still president, court has no legal jurisdiction: defense lawyer

Ramy Mehelba 18:50, 24 January 2012 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by RamyMehelba (talk • contribs)

Whether or not he stays, most of the 'talking heads' on tv op-ed news shows are very, very doubtful that the Egyptian army will stand aside for the elected government - it's not over yet. I will try to find some recorded sound bites on that topic. HammerFilmFan (talk) 00:42, 3 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Alrighty then
I see your point but the Egyptian Legislative was suspended 2 days after Mubarak stepped down and a new constitution was declared 45 days later. So even Mubarak was still constitutionally president, it is no longer the case after this. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rabolisk (talk • contribs) 16:08, 21 February 2012 (UTC)

25 January Revolution

The talk box mentions when the revolution started on 25 January. Is this really necessary? A more relevant date would be the date the constitution was suspended or remove it entirely. It should only be mentioned in the history section. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rabolisk (talk • contribs) 16:13, 21 February 2012 (UTC)

Builder of Suez Canal

Can an administrator change the part about the Suez Canal in the "British colony" section that says "The Suez Canal, built in partnership with the French" to "The Suez Canal, built by the French"? The Suez Canal was built by France's Ferdinand de Lesseps and the Compagnie Universelle du Canal Maritime de Suez and was resisted by the British "from the outset to its completion", the Wiki on the Canal Suez says. The British only bought a minority shareholding in the Compagnie from the Egyptian government 6 years after the canal's completion. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Shark84 (talk • contribs) 22:02, 28 February 2012 (UTC)

Self-linking section

In the second paragraph of Egypt#2011 revolution the "(See also 2011 revolution.)" hyperlink points to its own section. Should probably go to 2011 Egyptian revolution instead, or be removed. Would edit this myself but I am not yet a confirmed user. Shadow intelligence (talk) 06:04, 1 March 2012 (UTC)

Poverty rate

"In income distribution, an estimated "35 to 40%" of Egypt's population earn less than the equivalent of $2 a day"

This is a myth that has been circulating the media ever since the revolution began, Egypt's poverty rate is 25.2% (2012) according to the Egyptian government and was 20% in 2005 according to CIA. This is measured by the international poverty line which is $2 a day.

http://www.egyptindependent.com/news/govt-poverty-rate-increased-252-percent-population https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/eg.html — Preceding unsigned comment added by Turnopoems (talk • contribs) 16:23, 1 May 2012 (UTC)

Borders Question

Why there are two different images with two different borders for Misr(Egypt) <<although the second one (in Black & white) is the correct one>> ?! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 197.163.26.126 (talk) 19:14, 5 May 2012 (UTC)

Infobox

Why is it so difficult to wait until Morsi is inaugurated, before we add him to the infobox? GoodDay (talk) 16:29, 24 June 2012 (UTC)

It's significant that he's elected, but it's also significant that the Supreme Council still controls the country. For a benchmark, look at the US infobox between Obama's election and inauguration. It doesn't list him as President-Elect in the infobox, it lists George W. Bush as President. DavidSSabb (talk) 19:03, 24 June 2012 (UTC)
The president-elect, shouldn't be listed in the infobox. GoodDay (talk) 19:55, 24 June 2012 (UTC)

Agree that he shouldn't be listed yet. It may also be worth considering now how the form of government should be listed once he has been inaugurated (expected within the next week). Will it be called a republic, which it claims to be, or will it remain identified as a junta? Or will it be mixed, for that matter, which has happened in some countries before? hɑzʎ ɗɑƞ 21:37, 24 June 2012 (UTC)

Indeed. GoodDay (talk) 21:39, 24 June 2012 (UTC)

New President

The new president of Egypt has been declared on 24-6-12 to be Dr.Mohamed Morsi , President value have to be changed from vacant to Mohamed Morsi Ref: [1] — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hesham mohmd (talk • contribs) 06:50, 25 June 2012 (UTC)

We're waiting until his inauguration, which is July 1. GoodDay (talk) 10:13, 25 June 2012 (UTC)
I dont know why this is steady getting changed, but until Morsi is sworn in, he is not "president". The internet, and Wikipedia, will still be here on the 30th. We can add the president when there is actually a president. nableezy - 21:06, 25 June 2012 (UTC)
Also, the head of the SCAF is not the president. They are not equivalent, and linking to President of Egypt and piping to Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces is misleading. nableezy - 19:55, 26 June 2012 (UTC)

Protection length

Hi everyone. In case there are more concerns about the protection length, I will comment here. I did not make a mistake in setting the protection length time. I will change the protection back to semi-protection after the intended time has elapsed. Elockid (Talk) 12:29, 27 June 2012 (UTC)

Once Morsi assumes office, the infobox will become stable. GoodDay (talk) 19:19, 27 June 2012 (UTC)

Head of State

Who will be Head of State following tomorrow? 93.80.12.31 (talk) 18:23, 29 June 2012 (UTC)

Muhamed Morsi. GoodDay (talk) 18:29, 29 June 2012 (UTC)
Thank you. And what is Tantawi's status? 95.24.72.110 (talk) 10:12, 30 June 2012 (UTC)
He's no longer 'Head of State', but continues as top military officer of the Egptian Armed Forces. GoodDay (talk) 12:04, 30 June 2012 (UTC)

Mohammed Mursi sworn as president of Egipt

Croatian writer Giancarlo Kravar: The first democratically elected president Mohammed Mursi sworn in parmalent Egypt. "I will be president of all citizens," said Mursi. Mohammed Mursi wife Najla Ali (52): "I will not be the first lady of Egypt" in accordance with Islam says that all people must be equal, and that she will serve to people. Mohammad and Najla Ali will not live in the presidential palace, but in apartment nearby. They have five children, four sons and one daughter. 78.2.76.59 (talk) 12:25, 30 June 2012 (UTC)

egyptian provinces locations are mostly wrong

egyptian provinces locations are mostly wrong I cant edit the page delta and near cairo and fayoum is lower down fayoum is upper including red sea province other locations include western desert, northen coast, and sinai --216.48.175.51 (talk) 23:36, 9 July 2012 (UTC)

Hala'ib Triangle

I'd like to request some content related to the Hala'ib Triangle. I saw this border on Google maps as a dashed line and came to the Egypt article for information, but I found nothing. I found the correct name by searching Google for "Egypt border dispute". I think this is notable enough to be included under the political section. TWCarlson (talk) 13:06, 25 July 2012 (UTC)

Vice President

As of today 12 August 2012 Mahmoud Mekki has been declared as vice president of Egypt.

— Preceding unsigned comment added by Heaham mohmd (talk • contribs) 16:12, 12 August 2012 (UTC)

Second Egyptian Republic

The state's TV used the term "The Second Republic" to refer to the state after the election of president Morsi. I think we most create a former contry page called First Egyptian Republic after the approval of new constitution like French Fourth Republic. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 3bdulelah (talk • contribs) 17:59, 19 September 2012 (UTC)

Edit request on 11 September 2012

Simple changes requested in a single line are needed for accuracy. Current line: "The last ruler from the Ptolemaic line was Cleopatra VII, who committed suicide with her lover Mark Antony, after Caesar Augustus had captured them." TO BE accurate it should read "who committed suicide, following the burial of her lover Marc Antony who had died in her arms (from a self-inflicted stab wound), after Octavian had captured Alexandria and her mercenary forces had fled." Change to OCTAVIAN because the victorious Triumvir was not granted the title Augustus by the Senate of Rome until 28 B.C.E., and Antony and Cleopatra died in 30 B.C.E., see p. 214 in Durant, Will. 1944, Caesar and Christ: A History of Roman Civilization and of Christianity from their beginnings to A.D. 325, New York: Simon and Schuster, and for the dates also see The Timeline of the Life of Octavian, Caesar Augustus, http://www.sjsu.edu/faculty/watkins/caesaraugustus.htm. Also change captured THEM to Alexandria, see Durant pp. 207-8, because Marc Antony committed suicide before capture. Antony was on the island of Pharos, surrounded by Octavian's forces and sending unanswered messages for terms to protect Cleopatra in exchange for his suicide, and Cleopatra was holed up in a palace tower with the Egyptian treasury threatening its destruction unless Octavian "granted an honorable peace." Although, Cleopatra was held captive when she died. Phoenician88 (talk) 21:23, 11 September 2012 (UTC)

Done. Mdann52 (talk) 12:56, 25 September 2012 (UTC)

Discrimination against Chrisitians

"They are also the victims of discriminatory religious laws, anti-Christian judges, and anti-Christian state police. Anti-Christian laws include laws governing repairing old churches or constructing new ones, which are usually impossible tasks, requiring presidential permission to build a new church, and a governor’s permission to renovate even the bathroom in an already-built church" The source for this part does not contain any information about anti-Christian state police or anti-Christian judges. Please bring sources from the Egyptian Constitution about anti-Christian police or judges, and not some fictional stories. And a side note: Christians in the previous regime were very influential and had positions in the government; I am sure they would be the first people to speak against Muslims, or Egypt for that matter.--BelalSaid (talk) 00:34, 17 October 2012 (UTC)

Question about religion

According to the article, 90 percent of Egyptians are Muslim and 15 percent are Christians. What? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.127.212.28 (talk) 00:23, 26 September 2012 (UTC)

The reference you mentioned (CIA - World Factbook) states regarding religions that: "Muslim (mostly Sunni) 90%, Coptic 9%, other Christian 1%" 90+15 add up to 105%. Please correct — Preceding unsigned comment added by Helalfy (talk • contribs) 06:40, 11 December 2012 (UTC)

Edit request on 18 October 2012

Please add missing closing bracket after the Arabic translation (before ", is a country situated"):

from

Egypt /ˈiːdʒɪpt/ ⓘ (Arabic: مصر Miṣr officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: جمهورية مصر العربيةⓘ, is a country situated mainly within North Africa, with its Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia, making it a transcontinental state.

to

Egypt /ˈiːdʒɪpt/ ⓘ (Arabic: مصر Miṣr officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: جمهورية مصر العربيةⓘ), is a country situated mainly within North Africa, with its Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia, making it a transcontinental state.

Andron35 (talk) 11:32, 18 October 2012 (UTC)

Done. Benign, uncontroversial CE request only. —KuyaBriBriTalk 14:10, 18 October 2012 (UTC)

Proposed splitting History section

I propose splitting the History section and placing it in the History of Egypt article which is now just a list. This would be consistent with common practice in the rest of Wikipedia and would serve to make the History section more succinct and readable. It is now entirely too long. It is only going to get longer and with out its own article to sustain it, it will spiral out of control. A brief section (ofcourse not too brief because it is Egypt) should replace this section and the material contained within now placed in History of Egypt. As there is an Ancient Egypt and other earlier Egypt sections those can be significantly shortened.አቤል ዳዊት (Janweh) (talk) 23:09, 25 December 2012 (UTC)

Etymology of Egypt: Noah's Grandson; Egypt

In Genesis 10:6, 10:13 there is a biblical account of an "Egypt" being the son of Ham , and grandson of Noah. Does this individual have anything to do with the Etymology of Egypt? Link: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+10&version=NIV Twillisjr (talk) 23:50, 27 December 2012 (UTC)

This is a known problem with the English NIV because the actual original text says his name was Mizraim, q.v. The word "Egypt" only appears there in some much later, carelessly translated versions, as a translation of Mizraim, and so this verse is NOT the source of the name "Egypt", which isn't even really there. Til Eulenspiegel /talk/ 00:06, 28 December 2012 (UTC)

Edit request on 14 March 2013

Notorious Institutions in Egypt

  • Zuwail City of Science and technology (مدينة زويل للعلوم و التكنولوجيا)
  • Children's Cancer Hospital Egypt 57357 (مستشفى سرطان الأطفال)
  • Magdy Yacoub Heart Foundation (مؤسسة مجدي يعقوب لأمراض القلب)
  • Urology & Nephrology Center( UNC ) (مركز الكلى والمسالك البولية)

NohahmedMohamed (talk) 05:47, 14 March 2013 (UTC)

Not done: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the {{edit semi-protected}} template. You might also want to specify exactly where in the article you think it should be added. In my opinion, while they may be notable/noteworthy/noted institutions (not notorious, which means well-known for negative reasons), they don't belong in this article, which provides a broad overview of the nation. The article Health in Egypt might be a better place. Rivertorch (talk) 06:11, 14 March 2013 (UTC)

Zuwail city is not entirely related to "health". These institutions are very famous/renowned among Egyptians because they are very efficient and provide world-class services. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.181.109.133 (talk) 19:50, 13 May 2013 (UTC)

Please don't change the wording of the original request, as you did above. Doing so removed the context for my reply, so I have reverted that part of your edit. Whether or not you're the same person who made the original request, you're free to make a new request in a new section. I stand by my earlier reply, but if you make a new request I'll let someone else respond to it. Please use a signature when posting to a talk page (click the signature button or type four tildes). Rivertorch (talk) 20:02, 13 May 2013 (UTC)

Edit request on 19 April 2013

Please change "while the war ended with a military defeat, it presented Sadat with a political victory that later allowed him to regain the Sinai in return for peace with Israel.[41]" to "Egypt regained its land after Israel was forced to give up the land at the Camp David Accords in exchange for peace" Mothepro1995 (talk) 03:31, 19 April 2013 (UTC)

The [41] part stands for a reference, suggesting that the current version you want replaced has a reference. But the version you want to replace it with, seems to have no reference. Til Eulenspiegel /talk/ 03:38, 19 April 2013 (UTC)
Not done: The proposed change does not appear to comply with WP:NPOV. Pol430 talk to me 14:40, 21 April 2013 (UTC)

Edit request on 1 June 2013

the coat of arms is incorrect it is just a cutaway version of the egyptian flag so i request the error to be corrected, the real coat of arms look like this

real coat of arms

or more like the old libyan coat of arms

a egyptian version of the old libyan coat of arms is the real one

not

incorrect version

neither

incorrect version

95.199.9.205 (talk) 19:24, 1 June 2013 (UTC)

Question: Can you provide a link to a reliable source that shows the current coat of arms of Egypt, and a link to an image of it that complies with Wikipedia's image use policy? --ElHef (Meep?) 18:28, 2 June 2013 (UTC)

The Egyptian constitution is invalid

Croatian writer Giancarlo Kravar: The Upper house of Egyptian parliament elected illegally, a new Egyptian constitution, which came into force in December 2012th is invalid, said the Supreme Court in Cairo. It is a heavy blow to the Muslim Brotherhood and Egyptian President Mohammed Mursi.78.2.120.83 (talk) 14:16, 3 June 2013 (UTC)

That isnt exactly true. The Supreme Constitutional Court ruled that the constitutional assembly itself, and the Shura Council, was the result of invalid elections. It didnt say anything about the constitution itself, which was passed in a popular referendum. nableezy - 15:02, 3 June 2013 (UTC)

WW2 history?

A history of Egypt that leaves out Rommel and Montgomery seems a bit incomplete. Valetude (talk) 10:16, 11 June 2013 (UTC)

That should probably be addressed on History of Egypt. CMD (talk) 10:30, 11 June 2013 (UTC)

Coup d'état

it was not a Coup d'état i ask that we change it to something else! Definition of Coup d'état: the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group. What happened on the dates of 6/30/2013-7/4/2013 was not violent nor was it a small group.

It doesn't have to be violent to be a coup. Just read wikipedia's definition [[2]]. Also it was a small group: the army. What happened is a very typical military coup. Morsi, like him or not, is still the elected president of Egypt and no law permitted the military to remove him from power. The word "coup" has also be used by many sources such as CNN [[3]] --Danbob999 (talk) 22:11, 6 August 2013 (UTC)

Military junta?

I think we need a source for that infobox description. Unlike the previous period following the nondemocratic ouster of an Egyptian president, the top military commander has officially handed power to an interim government of technocrats, instead of having SCAF assume the duties of governing. Time may prove old habits die hard and the civilian government is either ignored or functions as a puppet of the military, but unless a preponderance of reliable sources describe Egypt as being under the rule of a military junta, I think it's inappropriate to describe it that way just because the armed forces executed a popularly supported coup. -Kudzu1 (talk) 00:32, 5 July 2013 (UTC)

In my opinion there is no such thing, because, it was not held a referendum or poll to reach that conclusion. 82.154.137.87 (talk) 15:49, 15 August 2013 (UTC)
Popularly supported coup? Is it a joke? That just does not exist. The military are armed forces, they do whatever they want to. For me, Egypt is under a military junta, because the Constitution was suspended. B.Lameira (talk) 00:06, 17 August 2013 (UTC)

The new President of Egypt

Adly Mansour is the new President of Egypt as of July 3, 2013.

Not a ordinary transfer of power. Situation is volatile. We need media statement from Morsy. If he has stepped down, President field in infobox should be blank until international community accept new President. neo (talk) 20:08, 3 July 2013 (UTC)
It's hard to tell what is going on. Some voices are saying Morsy was ousted and Mansour is now president. But yet it seems Mr. Morsy is still able to go on his facebook and say "No, I wasn't ousted, I'm still legally president." Is this what they mean by "S.N.A.F.U."? Til Eulenspiegel /talk/ 21:40, 3 July 2013 (UTC)
I think Wikipedia has nothing to do with the (What happens discussions), there is a second revolution in Egypt after 30th of June 2013, which made the power temporarily transferred to the President of the Constitutional Court "Adly Mansour", and now the 50 committee is editing the constitution.
What I want to say is, What happened has happened, and the isolated President Muhammad Morsi is now in jail for For criminal causes, Adly Mansour is the official Interim President, The constitution has been temporarily suspended until applying the changes and referendum, this is what should be said! Mohamed-S-Hussien (talk) 22:12, 9 September 2013 (UTC)

Edit request on 16 August 2013

197.134.190.122 (talk) 23:01, 16 August 2013 (UTC) Egypt does not have the same number of modern aircrafts as Israil

Not done:. The article reflects what the source says. RudolfRed (talk) 01:09, 17 August 2013 (UTC)
There is nothing already 100 percent Qadeer Nil (talk) 21:19, 26 September 2013 (UTC)

Discrimination

There is nothing here about discrimination against various people. Qadeer Nil (talk) 21:16, 26 September 2013 (UTC)

Check the human rights section. --OuroborosCobra (talk) 23:03, 26 September 2013 (UTC)

"One of the most advanced of its time."

This is a very dubious statement. To say it was one of the most powerful would be undeniably correct. (They survived the Sea Peoples after all) Advanced requires definition if you're going to use it. Are we saying they were technologically advanced? If so what is that based on? Military tech? Art? Farming techniques? Their ability to stack stones? I'm a Mediterranæan archæologist so I could give some sources for one of the most powerful, no problem, but it's tricky calling it one of the most advanced. Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie | Say Shalom! 26 Kislev 5774 22:28, 29 November 2013 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 30 December 2013

The ranking of the Egyptian universities is nit true at all. According to QS as shown in this source [3] The ranking is much higher than that written by wikipedia. Mohism90 (talk) 23:24, 30 December 2013 (UTC)


According to QS 2013 [4] the ranking of the Egyptian universities written by wikipedia is much far away from the real rankings. So as an example the ranking of the American University in Cairo is 348 while shown by wikipedia to be 1500+.

~~Mohism90~~ Mohism90 (talk) 23:31, 30 December 2013 (UTC)


According to QS 2013 [5] the ranking of the Egyptian universities written by wikipedia is much far away from the real rankings. So as an example the ranking of the American University in Cairo is 348 while shown by wikipedia to be 1500+. The new sentence would be: According to the QSs Ranking of World Universities for 2013, the top-ranking universities in Egypt is American University in Cairo (348 worldwide), Cairo University (551-600 worldwide) and Ain Shams University University (601-650 worldwide).

~~Mohism90~~ Mohism90 (talk) 23:35, 30 December 2013 (UTC)

 Done – However I left in the other rankings. Any rankings of this sort are subjective opinions, so now we have two different opinions from two sources. I'm assuming that each is sufficiently reliable, as both have Wikipedia articles on them. Regards, Wbm1058 (talk) 13:12, 5 January 2014 (UTC)

Country's international membership

I'm trying to get a dataset with with all the countries in the world and their international membership, like for Egypt: African Union, Arab League and so on. Do we have something like that in wiki? something that I could extrapolate in a excel form of some kind Thank you in advance for your kind reply, If I'm off topic please can you redirect me? best Niccolò ([email protected]) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.165.10.96 (talk) 13:25, 27 January 2014 (UTC)

it was my writing before. NBeduschi (talk) 13:50, 27 January 2014 (UTC)

Foreign Politicians

Many country pages (e.g. Uruguay, Egypt, Poland, Bulgaria, Mexico, North Korea) have images of the same foreign politicians e.g. Obama, Bush, Medvedev, Hillary Clinton, Putin, John Kerry etc present. I'm proposing such images should be moved to relevant US- or Russia- relations pages. For example it is more suitable to have two images of John Kerry on a page about US-Egypt relations than on the Egypt page. B. Fairbairn (talk) 15:57, 2 February 2014 (UTC)

Smart Village?

What "Smart Village" ad is doing in the Telecommunications section? It looks like a blatant business advertisement randomly inserted in the article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.229.177.67 (talk) 12:09, 13 February 2014 (UTC)

in 2012 the population was just over 83 million. The longest river in the world is Nile and it runs though Egypt. Egypt is home to the great pyramid of Giza, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. Cario is the capital and largest city in Egypt. Egypt is in Africa.

hope this information is useful for you — Preceding unsigned comment added by La1766 (talk • contribs) 06:07, 25 February 2014 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 2 May 2014

41.44.40.20 (talk) 17:06, 2 May 2014 (UTC)

Copy-paste of large part of article removed

 Not done - This is not a "spot the difference" competition.
If you want to suggest a change, please request this in the form "Please replace XXX with YYY" or "Please add ZZZ between PPP and QQQ".
Please also cite reliable sources to back up your request, without which no information should be added to any article. - Arjayay (talk) 19:36, 2 May 2014 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 9 May 2014

Please change the phrase "officially: the Heba's Arab Republic of Egypt" from the article's first sentence to "officially: the Arab Republic of Egypt" as the former is incorrect. The word "Heba" is a name in the Middle East given to women; the addition of it to the country's full name is factually incorrect and was probably added in as a prank or a means to impress someone with the same name.

Heatkrieg (talk) 19:55, 9 May 2014 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 15 June 2014

I need to put in an extremely significant fact onto the side bar 75.158.105.193 (talk) 18:09, 15 June 2014 (UTC)

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format. — {{U|Technical 13}} (e • t • c) 18:37, 15 June 2014 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 21 July 2014

Please remove the entire "Smart Village" subsection from "Telecommunications". It doesn't describe any separate kind of telecommunications (e.g., mobile, post, etc., like other subsections), doesn't explain what its significance is, and seems to be just an advertisement for "Smart Village" company. 178.216.76.99 (talk) 18:57, 21 July 2014 (UTC)

 Done, you were right about that. Fitzcarmalan (talk) 00:29, 22 July 2014 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 28 July 2014

The House of Representatives, whose members are elected to serve five-year terms, is Specialized in the Legislature power.[92] Elections were last held between November 2011 and January 2012 which was later dissolved. The next parliamentary election will be held within 6 months of the constitution's ratification on 18 January 2014. Originally, the parliament was to be formed before the president was elected, but interim president Adly Mansour pushed the date.[93] The presidential election is now scheduled for 26 and 27 of May, 2014.[94]


The elections were held, and the results are here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptian_presidential_election,_2014 135.0.187.149 (talk) 08:22, 28 July 2014 (UTC)

 Done - Thanks for pointing that out - Arjayay (talk) 08:52, 28 July 2014 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 26 August 2014

197.32.43.157 (talk) 09:26, 26 August 2014 (UTC)

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format. Cannolis (talk) 13:26, 26 August 2014 (UTC)

suggested edits

Suggest the section Egypt Eyalet should end at "...invaded by the French forces of Napoleon I in 1798."

Suggest the following section Muhammad Ali Dynasty should begin:

"After the French were defeated by the British, a power vacuum was created in Egypt, and a three-way power struggle ensued between the Ottoman Turks, Egyptian Mamluks who had ruled Egypt for centuries, and Albanian mercenaries in the service of the Ottomans. It ended when power was seized in 1805 by Muhammad Ali Pasha, an Albanian military commander of the Ottoman army in Egypt.

Egypt under the Muhammad Ali dynasty remained nominally an Ottoman province. While Ali carried the title of viceroy of Egypt, his subordination to the Ottoman porte was merely nominal. Egypt was granted the status of an autonomous vassal state or Khedivate in 1867. Isma'il and Tewfik Pasha governed Egypt as a quasi-independent state under Ottoman suzerainty until the British occupation of 1882. Nevertheless, the Khedivate of Egypt (1867–1914) remained a de jure Ottoman province until 5 November 1914,[31] when it was declared a British protectorate in reaction to the decision of the Young Turks of the Ottoman Empire to join the First World War on the side of the Central Powers.

The introduction in 1820 of long-staple cotton..."

I think this is a clearer sequence of events, and avoids redundant content between the two sections. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.229.220.37 (talk) 00:39, 5 September 2014 (UTC)

Can Egypt be considered part of the "Middle East"?

The sinai peninsula might possibly be considered part of the middle east, but Egypt geographically is located in northern Africa. Is Egypt like the case with Turkey, where even though the majority of its land is in the middle east Anatolia, it is sometimes considered as being part of Europe, is this the case? (N0n3up (talk) 20:47, 31 August 2014 (UTC))

I think it can definitely be considered a part of the Middle East as the "Middle East" is itself a very loose socio-political term, not necessarily grounded on Geography. Recall the "Greater Middle East" coined by George Bush which even included the Central Asian countries (former members of the Soviet Union) and countries like Afghanistan and Pakistan. In some definitions of the Middle East, the North African countries are excluded (Morocco, Algeria, Libya, Tunisia, Mauritania) with the exception of Egypt which is included. In other definitions, they are all included. Either way, Egypt is included in the Middle East more often than not. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nutty 0-0 Professor (talk • contribs) 06:55, 25 September 2014 (UTC)

Updated GDP Data for Egypt

Can someone please update the GDP data with the latest figures for 2013 from the World Bank: [GDP (PPP) = $910 billion - Per Capita = $11,085] [GDP (Nominal) $271.973 billion - Per Capita = $3,314]

I cannot edit yet as I am a new member and as this is a semi-protected article, I need at least 10 previous edits before I can edit this article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nutty 0-0 Professor (talk • contribs) 07:14, 25 September 2014 (UTC)

Formation

This is a Youtube video that made by an Arab user: [4] Ancient egyptians were Arabs (response to blacks). Do Arabs believe in this?

Ancient Egyptians were mixed Causasoid-Negroid people, see ancient Egyptian pictures [5], [6], Talk:List of sovereign states by date of formation. Read these articles: Mexico and Peru. Perhyl (talk) 10:56, 31 October 2014 (UTC)

This isn't a general discussion page like a web forum. I've already removed your post at the List page. We have Population history of Egypt but please don't bring YouTube videos to that page either, see WP:RS. We only want academic sources that meet those criteria. Dougweller (talk) 14:44, 31 October 2014 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 26 January 2015

|GDP_PPP_year = 2015 |GDP_PPP = $996.551 billion[6] |GDP_PPP_rank = |GDP_PPP_per_capita = $11,443[6] |GDP_PPP_per_capita_rank = |GDP_nominal = $324.267 billion[6] |GDP_nominal_rank = |GDP_nominal_year = 2015 |GDP_nominal_per_capita = $3,723[6] Omarkhalid98 (talk) 20:49, 26 January 2015 (UTC)

Done Stickee (talk) 23:16, 26 January 2015 (UTC)

The location description of Egypt

Upon reading the article pertaining to the description, I've run across a seemingly made up word that obfuscates the obvious truth of where Egypt is located. The sentence in question is "It is the world's only contiguous Eurafrasian nation..." My point of contention is the prefix "Eur" inferring an association with Europe. To me, this is an insult to the total African diaspora everywhere. The inference seemingly attaches Egypt as an outpost/annex of Europe, when the opposite is actually true. When Homer writes the Iliad and the Odyssey, it is approximately 850 BC. The word "Europe" isn't even being used yet. Europe is just waking up and wiping it's eyes. Whereas it's parent, Egypt, who bore it has already gone through about 23 dynasties of rule. Has already erected the largest and probably the most popular schools of the whole ancient world. Nearly everyone then knew that if you wanted to be educated, Egypt was one of the places to go to receive it. The largest of the ancient universities taught about 80,000 students at one time. This was the Temple at Wa'Set aka Thebes(Greek). The temple itself is the Temple at Karnak, which is of such a mammoth scale that it can hold all the cathedrals of Europe inside it while still having enough room to run the Indy 500 around the inside of the perimeter.

Such feats of scale, breath of knowledge and wisdom should be respected, regardless of where it is located. Egypt is not located anywhere near Europe. You'd have to cross the Mediterranean Sea or work your way through southwest Asia to get there. Please don't come with the term "Middle East" either! That's just an straight insult of the same kind. The term is totally false and subtly insidious as it disconnects those lands and those cultures from their root for the cause of politics rather than geographic and historical truth. The term itself isn't based on anything! It's a total artifact! A fabrication that is divorced from reality. That land the that false term refers to is actually Egypt's North-East extension! If you think about it, it should now call into question the STORY of Exodus to the skeptic. Those Hebrews would have only walked into land under Egyptian ruler-ship and control by crossing the Red Sea. In other words, they would not have escaped the King and his troops. BTW, the Red Sea had been parted before as told in Egyptian in folklore. So the story of the events/fabrications of Moses as the Jews (not Hebrews) tell it is now suspect and worthy of intense scrutiny. A very thorough, skeptical, discerning eye should be wary of accepting just anything at face-value to avoid of being party to historical and/or cultural plagiarism. — Preceding unsigned comment added by NeoThoth9 (talk • contribs) 20:55, 7 April 2015 (UTC)

From reading the article, it seems that "Eurafrasian nation" means "Nation that is on the continents of Eurasia and Africa", not "nation that is on the continents of Europe, Africa, and Asia". The article is treating "Eurasia" as one continent. It's not saying anything about Egypt's historical or cultural relationship with Europe. "Eurafrasian" is purely a geographical term. However, I see how the inclusion of "Eur" could be confusing. Perhaps the sentence could be changed to "It is the only contiguous nation with territory in Africa and Asia"? Howicus (Did I mess up?) 21:05, 7 April 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 15 May 2015

Climate

http://eoimages.gsfc.nasa.gov/images/imagerecords/71000/71790/Egypt.A2004201.0830.500m.jpg

Youssef353 (talk) 21:17, 15 May 2015 (UTC)

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format. Cannolis (talk) 04:15, 16 May 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 25 June 2015

Please edit the title to Dr.Mohamed Morsy in this article and this is the reference https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohamed_Morsi#Early_life_and_education

عهد محمد مرسي مظاهرات 30 يونيو انقلاب 2013 في مصر

صورة الرئيس الأسبق محمد مرسي، مع تشاك هيغل وزير الدفاع الأمريكي وعبد الفتاح السيسي وزير الدفاع وقتها عام 2013. شهدت فترة الرئيس محمد مرسي العديد من الاحتجاجات، وفي 30 يونيو من عام 2013 خرجت مظاهرات معارضة للرئيس محمد مرسي بالإضافة إلى مظاهرات أخرى مؤيدة له. قام على إثرها القائد العام للقوات المسلحة عبد الفتاح السيسي بإصدار بيان في 3 يوليو بمشاركة بعض ممثلي المؤسسات الدينية والمدنية وبعض الأحزاب السياسية، وأعلن البيان عزل الرئيس محمد مرسي من الحكم، وتنصيب رئيس المحكمة الدستورية رئيسًا مؤقتًا للبلاد لعدم وجود مجلسًا للنواب، وأُعلنت عدة إجراءات أخرى سُميت بخارطة الطريق، وهي: تشكيل حكومة جديدة وتشكيل لجنة لتعديل دستور 2012، ثم إجراء انتخابات البرلمان المصري وإجراء انتخابات رئاسية مبكرة،[103][104] شهد هذا البيان تباينًا واسعًا في ردود الأفعال ما بين مؤيد ومعارض، حيث أيدت بعض الأطراف البيان، واعتبروا ذلك تأييداً لمطالب شعبية وموجه ثورية جديدة،[85][105][106] بينما رفضه بشدة الأطراف الأخرى وأعتبروا أن ما حدث هو انقلابًا عسكريًا على شرعية الرئيس.[107][108][109] MBAKR2 (talk) 16:10, 25 June 2015 (UTC)

Not done: per our credential policy, we do not include academic titles when referring to someone by name. Stickee (talk) 23:19, 25 June 2015 (UTC)

Proposition of subsection on the situation of women

Hello,

I suggest a subsection on the situation of women. Kind regards, Sarcelles (talk) 21:00, 29 June 2015 (UTC)

For some reason the interlanguage links don't appear on this article. Sapphorain (talk) 20:34, 9 August 2015 (UTC)

Map

The map is outdated, showing Sudan as a single country instead of Sudan and South Sudan. 85.228.57.154 (talk) 15:57, 3 September 2015 (UTC)

- Correct, the orthographic projection does not show South Sudan. In response to this egregious error, I would like permission to swop out the current projection with the one below. The neon green highlights the disputed Halaib Triangle , which is difficult to discern in the current projection.

Egypt (orthographic projection)

Yourarticleneedsattention (talk) 06:11, 5 October 2015 (UTC)

The highlighted area is Halaib Triangle and it's claimed by both Egypt and Sudan. Sinai Horus ⟩⟩⟩ 18:47, 5 October 2015 (UTC)

"Republic of Egypt"

The usage and primary topic of Republic of Egypt is under discussion, see Talk:Republic of Egypt (1953–58) -- 70.51.44.60 (talk) 06:41, 14 November 2015 (UTC)

Republic of Egypt listed at Redirects for discussion

An editor has asked for a discussion to address the redirect Republic of Egypt. Please participate in the redirect discussion if you have not already done so. -- 70.51.44.60 (talk) 04:43, 17 November 2015 (UTC)

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Sunni Islam

”...the Arabs brought Sunni Islam to the country”. This is a meaningless remark. What else should they have brought? Shiite Islam did not exist yet. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.162.201.40 (talk) 14:49, 23 February 2016 (UTC)


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Hmm! Never looked upon Egypt as Mediterranean, as it is part of north Africa. That's like here in Ireland and Britain claiming Northern Ireland as part of Britain. In reality, it is not - regardless than some are happy to live under that idea / rule, while other Irish don't. The reality is, Northern Ireland is of the one piece of rock - Just as Africa - North, South, East and West, is of the one rock - The African continent. It is people and politics that put their ideas and ideals on things.

Semi-protected edit request on 6 May 2016

Tayheba (talk)Egypt’s Nour al-Sherbini became the youngest winner of the Women’s World Championships in squash and the first Egyptian woman to win the Squash World Championships in 2016

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. clpo13(talk) 17:32, 7 May 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 31 July 2016

| national_motto = "Plus Ultra" (Arabic)
"Long Live Egypt"


45.243.119.165 (talk) 23:17, 31 July 2016 (UTC)

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. The template infobox doesnt provide motto parameter so it cannot be done, moreover sources are needed VarunFEB2003 I am Online 07:22, 1 August 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 2 August 2016

Darren4Turbo (talk) 20:30, 2 August 2016 (UTC) Egypt's population is currently 93 and a half million. Needs to be updated.

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. -- MorbidEntree - (Talk to me! (っ◕‿◕)っ♥)(please reply using {{ping}}) 04:37, 3 August 2016 (UTC)

'Reign' of President:

Presidents are elected in some manner or other and they do not hold office like a king/queen or emperor. The period in office of a President (even a President for life) should therefore be referred to as 'rule' and not 'reign' which latter term pertains to kings/queens and/or emperors. Abul Bakhtiar (talk) 07:26, 29 August 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 8 September 2016

In the description of the country it's stated that Egypt is a member of the g20 which is false information that should be removed, source: http://dfat.gov.au/international-relations/international-organisations/g20/pages/the-g20.aspx

Tcircled (talk) 10:39, 8 September 2016 (UTC)

 Done Egypt has been invited to attend some of the summits, but is not a member - Arjayay (talk) 11:59, 8 September 2016 (UTC)

I tried to fix POV issues that made the article seem too anti-Sisi and anti-June 30th, but some dude reverted me

Could you guys try to help me reinstate my recent edits to this article without causing any edit wars? I mean, Wikipedia seems to believe the following:

  1. "Morsi was the first democratically elected president" (this statement ignores his undemocratic rule, which has been criticized by many sources, and seems to legitimize his regime, making it look POV to me)
  2. "The military overthrew Morsi in a coup" (the word coup has negative connotations and counts as POV in this case. Unfortunately, Wikipedia has to use a non-neutral but common name widely used by liberal/leftist media in the Western world instead of a neutral alternative. Also, too anti-June 30th and anti-Sisi)
  3. "The military(-backed authorities) carried out a crackdown which led to tens of thousands of arrests and the massacre of thousands of civilians after the coup" (this looks too anti-Sisi to me, and seems to demonize post-Morsi/Sisi-era authorities in addition to downplaying actions by Islamists)

Oh, and if you ever get caught in edit wars, try to win them. If you can't, complain to admins about the edit war, and they can block other edit warriors (watch out; you can also get blocked yourself based on your own behavior!). Zakawer (talk) 18:21, 11 November 2016 (UTC)

  • No, you didn't try to "fix POV", you changed from one POV to another, without providing sources for your version, unlike the previous version, which is sourced. Such as changing clashes with the police to clashes with "pro-Morsi supporters", when the source in the article (which you kept, instead of providing a new source as you should have) explicitly mentions the police. - Tom | Thomas.W talk 18:40, 11 November 2016 (UTC)

Oudated

I tried to fix several outdated remarks, but for

Sentenced supporters of former President Mohamed Morsi will be executed for their alleged role in violence following his ousting in July 2013.

I did not quickly find a good source. Perhaps someone else can fix that?

Teun Spaans (talk) 05:44, 14 December 2016 (UTC)

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Egypt and Local/Municipal Government

I asked this on the Cairo page, but with no response for years, so hopefully my question will get noticed, here. How does municipal/local government work in Egypt as it relates to urban settlements? In Cairo specifically, is there an associated local government for Cairo below the governorate level? I've seen multiple figures given for the land area of "Cairo" but there is no mention on what exactly is being measured. I had to dig a bit deeper into this page to find that there are levels of government below the governorate level. It appears that for urban settlements "aqsam" exists in urban areas, but I'm not sure if this is understood to be a municipal division "city" in Egypt or more of an administrative division such as a "township." I think it needs to be specified on pages for Egyptian "cities" what exactly is being measured as it relates to population and land area in these city's infoboxes. Help me out here. --Criticalthinker (talk) 08:09, 20 March 2017 (UTC)

UN membership

in this article in the section british protectarate the article can be improved by mentioning the membership to UN in october 1945 with committing to "settle disputes peacefully" what about the UN failure to enforce this commitment in 1948 and in 1967 etc. too late now but a subject for talk at least. 185.120.124.1 (talk) 18:10, 9 May 2017 (UTC)

Neither "nation" nor "state" in 10th millennium BC

… as far as any archaeological findings can attest, to my knowledge. The earliest evidence of a kingdom seems to date from the late 3rd millennium BC, and the notion of nation state is quite modern. I am fairly sure that the author of the passage "Egypt has one of the longest histories of any modern country, emerging as one of the world's first nation states in the tenth millennium BC" has misunderstood his or her source (Midant-Reynes, Béatrix. The Prehistory of Egypt: From the First Egyptians to the First Kings. Oxford: Blackwell Publishers). Compare what is drawn from the same source in History of Egypt (section at time of writing: [7]). 151.177.62.193 (talk) 17:40, 29 May 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 19 September 2017

I WANT TO TO STUFF AND ADD MORE INFO AND I LOVE DIS SITE 108.46.200.153 (talk) 23:55, 19 September 2017 (UTC)

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Semi-protected edit request on 26 September 2017

The section on Cleopatra VII and the supposed death of Marc Antony in her arms is a fairy tale based on Plutarch's Life of Antony; there are more important fiscal and political reasons for the takeover of Egypt by Rome, and for their wanting to attack it or consume it (Caesar and Antony both courted Cleopatra because they wanted to control the territory). My editing name is meerkat7, but I haven't been able to get in for a while for some reason! Sorry, I may need to create a new account. My email is [email protected] or [email protected] 71.183.8.139 (talk) 05:35, 26 September 2017 (UTC)

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Egyptian Arabic

Arabic: مِصر‎‎ Miṣr, Egyptian Arabic: مَصر‎‎ Maṣr What is the difference? every Arab country has a special tone and different from standard Arabic. Such as Algeria in Arabic: الجزائر‎‎ al-Jazā'ir; but in Algerian Arabic الدزاير (Dzayer), الجازاير (Djazaïr ou Jazaïr) ou لدزاير (Ldzayer), look more distant than the Egyptian Arabic?. We're talking about the official language of the State and not about dialect. Moreover, Egyptian Arabic consists of more than one dialect Egyptian Arabic Sa'idi Arabic , Bedouin Arabic , Port Saidi, Iskandarani (Alexandria), Egyptian Sudanese Arabic, Domari, Bedawi, Siwi etc...--Canbel (talk) 14:00, 21 March 2017 (UTC) + canbel, I agree 185.120.124.1 (talk) 18:11, 9 May 2017 (UTC)

On an encyclopedia that serves as a platform for information it seems like a pretty massive oversight to exclude the native name of a country. If Egyptians refer to their country as Masr rather than Misr then this is something worth mentioning. And the status of languages is normally a heavily politicized issue, Arabic more than any other language. For the sake of accuracy we also have to present the academic consensus of linguists, which is that Egyptian Arabic is a language (source) in its own right. And it is indeed the spoken language of the majority of Egyptians, even if not official, and the lingua franca of all Egyptians, who constitute the absolute majority of Egypt's population. Turnopoems (talk) 14:01, 13 July 2017 (UTC)
I understand that you are a graduate of the Egyptian nationalism and have a national certificate from it.--Sarah Canbel (talk) 11:37, 12 October 2017 (UTC)
@Sarah Canbel: What kind of silly argument is that? I don't subscribe to pan-Arabism (which is a different kind of nationalism; not sure why it would be better than Egyptian nationalism) but I'm far from a nationalist of any kind, not that it's relevant. We all have our biases, but you'll get a lot further by addressing my arguments rather than my "supposed" ideological convictions.Turnopoems (talk) 19:11, 4 November 2017 (UTC)

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nation state 10,000 BC

lol. There was no nation state before Narmer/Menes, at the earliest, the earliest unification of upper and lower egypt, who was c. 4K BC. Stupid. 98.4.124.117 (talk) 05:59, 14 December 2017 (UTC)

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Merger discussion

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section. A summary of the conclusions reached follows.
The result was to redirect, since the content of Republic of Egypt (1953–58) was already present in the 'Republic (1953–present)' section of this article. Fitzcarmalan (talk) 17:01, 14 June 2018 (UTC)

Request received to merge articles: Republic of Egypt (1953–58) into Egypt; dated: {March_2018}. Proposer's Rationale: This article is unreferenced and contains little to no information not adequately covered in the main article on Egypt. Discuss here. Heliotom (talk) 09:52, 20 March 2018 (UTC)

@Greyshark09, Applodion, and Galobtter: what do you think ? --Panam2014 (talk) 15:36, 23 May 2018 (UTC)

  • Merge - the Republic of Egypt during 1961-present is not different from Republic of Egypt 1953-58. The United Arab Republic was an umbrella for Egypt and Syria, while the states remaining de-facto separate (even though declared of unity).GreyShark (dibra) 14:19, 24 May 2018 (UTC)
@Greyshark09: I am agree. We have also one article for the 1946-63 Syrian Republic. But the name UAR was used until 1971. I think we should move the article United Arab Republic to Union between Egypt and Syria and UAR should be a desambiguation page. --Panam2014 (talk) 15:34, 24 May 2018 (UTC)
UAR can stay as is in my opinion.GreyShark (dibra) 21:18, 24 May 2018 (UTC)
@Greyshark09: but we should expend the UAR article about the attempts to restaure an union between Egypt, Syria, Iraq or other countries. --Panam2014 (talk) 22:26, 24 May 2018 (UTC)
Iraq discussed to reinstall UAR in 1970s - it has an article United Arab Republic (1972), but it has never realized. Other than that, I know that monarchical Iraq and Jordan joined into Arab Federation in 1958 to counter Republican UAR, but it dissolved the same year. Iraq didn't take part in the Federation of Arab Republics during the 1970s.GreyShark (dibra) 06:46, 25 May 2018 (UTC)
@Greyshark09: and for the 1963 United Arab Republic ? --Panam2014 (talk) 13:14, 25 May 2018 (UTC)
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How old is Egypt?

The general introduction says "Egypt emerged as one of the world's first nation states in the tenth MILLENNIUM BC."

Surely that should have been "tenth CENTURY BC".

RichardSRussell (talk) 16:33, 23 June 2018 (UTC)

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In the Middle Ages section, please add this article Mosque of Amr ibn al-As to the picture — Preceding unsigned comment added by 197.53.242.13 (talk) 02:43, 12 July 2018 (UTC)

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