“Hekayat Osra Armeniya” (Stories of an Armenian Family) by Nabil Hefny Mahmoud is about Armenians who achieved royal power in Egypt. The text is available online on Al-Ahram. In addition to the many well-known and prominent Fatimid Armenians, Mahmoud mentions a new name–Abu- Farag Bin Nekula, banker and minister during Fatimid rule.
“Hekayat Osra Armeniya” (Stories of an Armenian Family) by Nabil Hefny Mahmoud is about Armenians who achieved royal power in Egypt. The text is available online on Al-Ahram. In addition to the many well-known and prominent Fatimid Armenians, Mahmoud mentions a new name–Abu- Farag Bin Nekula, banker and minister during Fatimid rule.