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==Islamic Records== | ==Islamic Records== | ||
Islam is the largest religious sect in Egypt with between 80-94% of the population. <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam_in_Egypt Wikipedia article "Islam in Egypt"]</ref> | Islam is the largest religious sect in Egypt with between 80-94% of the population. <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam_in_Egypt Wikipedia article "Islam in Egypt"]</ref> | ||
Typically, vital records are not kept at mosques in Egypt, but are held by the local Sharia Court archives and government institutions. See [[Court Records|'''Court Records''']] for a more thorough explanation. | |||
[https://maps.me/catalog/attractions/amenity-place_of_worship-muslim/country-egypt-msr/ '''Mosques in Egypt'''] - List of mosques in Egypt from Maps.me website | |||
==Jewish Records== | ==Jewish Records== | ||
*For more information about how to obtain records for Jewish denominations, visit this page: *[http://www.avotaynuonline.com/2007/07/the-jews-of-modern-egypt-and-their-records-by-yves-fedida/ Avotaynu Online] The Jews of Modern Egypt and Their Records, by Yves Fedida | *'''[http://www.sephardicgen.com/egypt_sites.htm Sephardic Resources - Egypt]'''<br> | ||
For more information about how to obtain records for Jewish denominations, visit this page: *[http://www.avotaynuonline.com/2007/07/the-jews-of-modern-egypt-and-their-records-by-yves-fedida/ Avotaynu Online] The Jews of Modern Egypt and Their Records, by Yves Fedida | |||
* [https://farhi.org/genealogy/index.html Les Fleurs de l'Orient] - genealogy database of major Sephardic families in the Ottoman Empire and beyond | |||
==Orthodox Records== | ==Orthodox Records== | ||