By the middle of the seventh century, Egypt came under the dominance of Arab rulers that eventually tried to force the Copts to learn Arabic to keep their government jobs.

• 七世纪中斯，埃及在阿拉伯统治者的支配之下，最后设法迫使科普特人学习阿拉伯语，为的是要保住他们在政府的职位。