User:Arbible

This user is an active sysop on OrthodoxWiki. Feel free to ask for help.

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• Brief professional profile: [2]

• Religion: Coptic Orthodox Christian - I am a very strong supporter of correct ecumenism ("that they may all be one" John 17:21), but I am against non-denominationalism

• Patron saints: The Blessed Holy Virgin Mary, St. Mina the Wonder-worker and Martyr, and Pope Kyrillos VI

• Country: UK

• Natural languages: Arabic, English, French

• Non-work interests include: History, travel, digital photography, music: classic, light, Christian/Coptic (sample a Coptic Marian hymn), and http://www.zeitun-eg.org/ThBibInformatics_idx.htm

• Webservant of: http://www.zeitun-eg.org , http://www.stmina-monastery.org , and associated online community: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arbible/

• Origin of the nickname arbible: ar = Arabic, bible = The Holy Bible; arbible was the executable name of the first electronic version of the Arabic Bible I programmed more than ten years ago (also was the first of its kind ever produced to run under Microsoft® Windows GUI). More recent versions of this program can be downloaded at http://www.zeitun-eg.org/chbible.html (all are freeware and based on the public domain Smith & Van Dyke Arabic translation of 1865 AD)

• OrthodoxWiki (English and Arabic) contributions: > 120 new entries and major revisions as at April 2007, plus different minor edits to many more articles

• Favourite quotes: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arbible/message/32946

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God Bless.