Akhnoukh Fanous
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Akhnoukh Fanous was a prominent Copt
ic political figure of the early twentieth century. Fanous is best known for founding the Egyptian Party in 1908, which consisted mainly of wealthy Copts. He also funded and organized the Coptic Conference in 1911, held in Assiut, which advocated Coptic rights. In 1901, Akhnoukh Fanous received an honorary PhD in Law from the American University of Beirut
. He was also one of the founders of the Egyptian University
in 1908.
Akhnoukh Fanous is the father of the famous political activist Ester Fanous
.
Copt
The Copts are the native Egyptian Christians , a major ethnoreligious group in Egypt....
ic political figure of the early twentieth century. Fanous is best known for founding the Egyptian Party in 1908, which consisted mainly of wealthy Copts. He also funded and organized the Coptic Conference in 1911, held in Assiut, which advocated Coptic rights. In 1901, Akhnoukh Fanous received an honorary PhD in Law from the American University of Beirut
American University of Beirut
The American University of Beirut is a private, independent university in Beirut, Lebanon. It was founded as the Syrian Protestant College by American missionaries in 1866...
. He was also one of the founders of the Egyptian University
Cairo University
Cairo University is a public university located in Giza, Egypt.The university was founded on December 21, 1908, as the result of an effort to establish a national center for educational thought...
in 1908.
Akhnoukh Fanous is the father of the famous political activist Ester Fanous
Ester Fanous
Ester Akhnoukh Fanous or Esther Fanous, also known as Ester Wissa was an Egyptian Christian feminist and the daughter of doctor Akhnoukh Fanous and Balsam Wissa....
.