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What is a Coptic monk's hood?

It is often described a ‘Coptic monk’s hood’, because monks are often seen wearing them in public. However, this type of hood is also worn by Coptic nuns, but the hood is totally covered by the nuns’ head veils (this tradition may have started in the 1970's).

What is a Coptic monk wearing a Qalansuwa Hood?

A Coptic monk wearing a qalansuwa hood, Egypt. Photograph by Karel Innemée. The qalansuwa is a black hood that covers the head and neck's back of a Coptic monk or nun in Egypt. It is associated with a monastic professional of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria.

What is the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt?

In Egypt, the Muslim Brotherhood ( Arabic: جماعة الاخوان المسلمين jamāʿat al-ʾiḫwān/al-ikhwan/el-ekhwan al-muslimīn, IPA: [elʔexˈwæːn]) is a Sunni Islamist religious, political, and social movement, with adherents estimated to number between 2 and 2.5 million.

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