Historical writings on the history of Copts or Egyptian Christians are very rare because of sensitivity that makes many researchers fear tackling Coptic history. Sources of Coptic history are also very rare.
Dr. Muhammad Afifi is one of the most important researchers who gave attention to Coptic history. Afifi’s book “Al-Aqbat fi Al-Asr Al-Othmani” [Copts in the Ottoman Era] based on rare documents and manuscripts.