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Copte vol. Ia+Ib (1992); Vergote, J. Grammaire Copte vol. IIa (1983); Vergote, J. Grammaire Copte vol. IIb (1983); Vermeulen, U. et al. Egypt and Syria in the Fatimid, Ayyubid and Mamluke Eras I (1995) ; Vermeulen, U. et al. Egypt and Syria in the Fatimid, Ayyubid and Mamluke Eras II (1998); Watt, W.M. Eutychius of Alexandria – The Book of the Demonstration (Kitab Al-Burhan) Pt. I CSCO.193- Ar.21 [Translation] (1960); Watt, W.M. Eutychius of Alexandria – The Book of the Demonstration (Kitab Al- Burhan) Pt. II CSCO.210-Ar.23 [Translation] (1961). 12. Coptic Classes: For more information, consult the enclosed Society’s 2000-1 progress report pamphlet. 13. Lecture Series at the Coptic Center: The Society is scheduling a monthly series of lectures on topics related to Coptic History. Deacon Severus (Maged) S. A. Mikhail, the Center's research assistant will be delivering these lectures. They are usually scheduled for the third or fourth Thursday of the month, between the hours of 7:30 and 9:00 p.m. Only one lecture was delivered during this quarter, on August 28, 2001. It dealt with the topic of language use in Egypt after the Arabic Conquest, including Greek and Coptic and their eventual domination by Arabic as time went on. The role of these languages were explored through evidence found mainly in Legal documents that have so far been discovered and published. It was an excellent introduction to this topic which still present a big question mark in Coptic history. Deacon Severus (Maged) is a Ph.D. Candidate in History at UCLA. 14. Electronic Edition of the Coptic Encyclopedia : Work is progressing on a faster scale on this project during the past quarter. The projected completion date of the final production version of the CD is December, 2001, God's willing. The retail price is set at $50 per CD. Special pricing will be available to Churches for quantity purchases, to registered students, and to members of the Society and St. Mark Foundation.

Further information can be obtained by contacting either organization in the addresses mentioned above. 15. Society’s Election: During the past period we mailed the election ballots for the next term of the Society’s officers: President, Secretary, and Treasurer. Seventy ballots were sent to the members that were eligible to vote in such elections (i.e. Members and Fellow Members). Forty-six ballots were returned by the deadline of September 20. The Voting results was unanimous for the list of candidates listed. The new officers elected for a three-year term, starting October 1, 2001 to September 30, 2004, are as follows:

Mr. Hany N. Takla, President Mr. Cherif Youssef, Secretary Mr. Ramses Wassif, Treasurer

In accordance with the Society’s by-laws, the newly- elected President nominated four other at-large members to fill the vacancies of the General Committee. They were as follows:

Fr. Michael Gabriel Mr. Gabriel Raphael Dr. Naim Salama Dr. Merit Shoucri

16. Scanning of the Society’s Microfilm Collection: Consult the attached Annual Progress Report for details. 17. Watani Sunday Newspaper: Since its birth in 1958, Watani has been on a successful mission of integrating the Copts in the political, social and cultural fabric of Egypt. Now Watani International added the coverage of the life and activities of the Copts worldwide. Watani comes in 20 pages of which 4 are in English. Sample articles are on www.watani.com.eg. Annual subscription is $80.00. Send a check payable to Watani Newspaper, 105-08 88th Street, Ozone Park, NY 11417. Or, contact Magdi Khalil Kamel, Exectutive Editor, Watani N.Y. Office, magdikkamel@aol.com, Tel (718) 835-5131, Fax (718) 835-3364. Letters to the Editor and advertizing are welcome.

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