Anyone else notice that the "bad guys" of the Bible are now mostly Christian now

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Seriously, even in the region where most are Muslim, their descendants are mostly Christian. Note:

Ancient Egyptians: Now the Christian Copts.
Assyrian Empire: Assyrians are now mostly Christian.
Romans: Goes without saying.

Kind of interesting.

[12th Doctor]

How very profound.  Come up with that all on your own, did you?

[Lunar]

Next thing you'll tell me is that the soldier who speared Jesus became a saint

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

I'm not making a point of any type. I just thought it was kind of interesting, especially since they are now mostly the Christian minorities among Muslims.

[Stranger in a strange land]

Ancient Egyptians: Now the Christian Copts.

well, Muslim Egyptians are for the most part descendants of the Ancient Egyptians just as much as the Copts are.

[12th Doctor]

Ancient Egyptians: Now the Christian Copts.

well, Muslim Egyptians are for the most part descendants of the Ancient Egyptians just as much as the Copts are.

Just let him have his little moment.  I think he needs it.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Native Egyptians are now the predominately Christian Copts. Islam was brought to it by the Arabs, who are not native to there. If you look at a map you'll not Egypt is not on the Arabian peninsula.

[Stranger in a strange land]

Native Egyptians are now the predominately Christian Copts. Islam was brought to it by the Arabs, who are not native to there. If you look at a map you'll not Egypt is not on the Arabian peninsula.

Over the generations, many native Egyptians converted to Islam to avoid paying the Dhimmi tax or to evade persecution (though they had for the most part been Christians before). In any event the distinction between Egyptian and Arab melted away a long time ago, and those terms are now largely political labels. When I visited Egypt, all the Egyptians I spoke to, most of whom were Muslims, defined themselves as Egyptians, and not Arabs, despite the fact that they speak Arabic. In Nasser's time, I suspect they would have identified as Arabs. The Copts speak Arabic these days too if I'm not mistaken.

Would you consider Arabic-speaking Syrians and Iraqis to be Arabs? Neither of those countries is on the Arabian peninsula.

[opebo]

You know, oddly enough I've flown Egypt Air many times (it is the cheapest carrier between Bangkok and Manila).  I've always noticed that the staff are HUGE - enormous, strapping, wide-hipped people, both male and female.  Is gigantism an Arab or an Ancient Egyption trait?  I also noticed they're rather pale.

Another interesting thing about Egypt Air - they had a smoking section, well into the 2000s!  Sooooo cool.  I'm very glad I saw it, like so manythings from the old better world (K11, etc.) now only dust.