Talk:Egyptian Greeks

Historical demographics
It is mentioned in the article that there were about 25,000 Greeks in Egypt in 1940 (although I'm not sure where's the source for that). Now, I watched this documentary which claims a number of about 200,000 for the early to mid-20th century (twice: 1st time after about 7:10, 2nd time after about 40:40, furthermore in the accompanying text below the video). http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/aljazeeraworld/2012/04/20124212646347121.html I thought at first, this might be due to the difference between Greek nationals and persons of Greek descent but it seems from the video that at least under Nasser all Greeks were treated as foreigners (i.e. non-nationals?). Would that AlJazeera documentary suffice as a reference? --Ubel (talk) 22:20, 11 January 2017 (UTC)

Proposal: Change page name to History of the Greeks in Egypt
Wikipedia articles for certain historic minorities (such as the [|Germans of Poland] or the [|Jewish people of India] tend to reflect their historic significance. Can this article do the same? It would be more specifically representative of the situation of the Egyptian Greeks, and would ensure a cohesiveness between articles of historic diaspora communities that are no longer as prominent. --Liam Allen-McGoran (talk) 03:32, 3 July 2015 (UTC)

Continually changes of BC to BCE
Why do you change BC to BCE all the time? This is kinda violation. - Sthenel 10:47, 6 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Because, as far as I can see, its basically a BCE page. I will recheck the history to check to see if it is as clear cut as I'm assuming, however.Dejvid 20:12, 6 November 2007 (UTC)

What do you mean it is basically a BCE page? - Sthenel 22:08, 6 November 2007 (UTC)
 * As in . As far as I'm concerned I'v merely been restoring that status quo.Dejvid 23:21, 6 November 2007 (UTC)

BC is the common use. BCE is used mainly for special reasons and articles. - Sthenel 23:40, 6 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Not so - they have equal status. But rather than take my word for it why not check the policy for yourself (see WP:SEASON.  The policy is vague so it is possible that you will interpret it differently.Dejvid 11:34, 7 November 2007 (UTC)

Speaking of BC and BCE, the article talks about the Greek presence in Egypt in ancient times and then states that the first modern community there dates back to 1843. Is the reader to understand that there were no Greeks in Egypt between the end of the Roman Empire and 1843? Please clarify and, if necessary, edit the concerned passage.

Thank you Ameroffsky —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ameroffsky (talk • contribs) 22:37, 19 July 2010 (UTC)

Agreed! What happened between 30 BC and 1843? Also what does it mean that "the Greek community of Alexandria was founded in 1843"? I'm guessing this is the date of the founding of some particular church? Should we infer that there was a large influx of Greeks just before 1843? This is a huge hole in the article.... --Macrakis (talk) 17:16, 3 September 2012 (UTC)

Adrift in the city
Here's an interesting link for anyone...who wishes to use it: http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/1998/389/fe1.htm —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.232.183.118 (talk) 07:11, 8 December 2008 (UTC)

Ottoman Caliphate section
This section seems to stray somewhat off-topic. While, for instance, Grand Vizier Ibrahim Pasha was very important and of Greek origin, he did not come from Egypt and I know of nothing significant in his career that relates directly to Egypt. And I think the same goes for several others mentioned in this section as well. PWilkinson (talk) 19:03, 4 May 2013 (UTC)

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Faiyum portraits
Hi @Aearthrise, I just wanted to clarify a few things in order to make myself understood. First, I didn't have any intention to edit-war with you, in fact, I see that you are an experienced and serious editor. Now in regards to the faiyum portraits, as you know, there are literally numerous of those that have been found in Egypt and, though they come from the Hellenistic period, it would be virtually impossible to identify all of them as Greeks. In fact, as we read in the article itself, most of them are believed to have been Egyptians. The Greek names and script on these portraits (direct evidence of the influence of Greek settlers in Egypt) is reason why they appear more relevant in this specific article. When out of the many unidentified portraits, some bear Greeks names and inscriptions, it automatically becomes a lot more likely that those individuals could have had some Greek ancestry, and thus the images themselves a lot more relevant in an article for "Egyptian Greeks". Piccco (talk) 21:56, 29 November 2023 (UTC)