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Shia Islam in Egypt is composed of the highly persecuted low profile Shia Muslim community of Egypt. ==History and culture== Shia Islam has a long pedigree in Egypt. The Shia Fatimids came to power in 969 CE in Egypt; they established a new capital called Cairo as the seat of the Fatimid dynasty. Fatimids ruled Egypt for 200 years (969 -1171) and shaped its identity. They also established the famous al-Azhar University in 970 CE in Cairo as a Shia place of worship, founded in order to spread Shia Islam throughout the world; the university exists to this day and is one of the oldest universities in the world. Al-Azhar was originally However, It is generally accepted that before, during and after the Fatimid rule in Egypt, the people of Egypt were and continued to remain predominantly Sunni,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Upper Egypt: a ‘Shia’ powerhouse in the Fatimid period? )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://ismaili.net/mirrors/242_azhar/azhar.htm )〕 with Ismailism being followed by the ruling classes, rather than the general populace. Even today, Egypt remains a country with strong Shia ties. Egyptian Sunnis especially followers of Sufi denominations visit revered Shia shrines and mosques dedicated to Hussein, Hasan, Zainab, Ali, and other Shia Imams, and unwittingly incorporate Shia practices into their traditions and funerary rites. The number of Shia in Egypt is growing, and there have been several cases of Sunnis converting to Shiism. Following are few Egyptian Shia organizations: * 'Congregation of Ahl Al-Bayt' ('the family of Prophet Mohamed') headed by Mohamed El-Derini.〔 * 'Shia Current in Egypt' headed by Mohamed Ghoneim 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Shia Islam in Egypt」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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