Refat Al-Imam awarded MFA Medal
By the decree of RA Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandyan, Egyptian historian, Armenologist and genocide expert, Professor of the University of Alexandria, Dr. Muhammad Refat Al-Imam was awarded the Medal of the RA Ministry of Foreign Affairs for his notable contribution to presenting Armenian culture and history in the Arab World.
The handing of the medal was held during a homage organized at the Embassy of Armenia in Egypt and attended by prominent Egyptian intellectuals, scientists, professors, diplomats, public figures, journalists, representatives of the Armenian Studies Center at the University of Cairo and students, as well as numerous Egyptian-Armenians.
The award was handed to Muhammad Refat by Armenia's Ambassador to Egypt Armen Melkonyan. In his speech, Melkonyan expressed gratitude to the Egyptian scientist for his notable merit in the investigation into the history of the Armenian Cause and the Egyptian-Armenian community, as well as his ongoing support to the activities of the Armenian Studies Center at the University of Cairo and for heading the editorial office of the "Areg" Arab-language Armenological journal.
Muhammad Refat is the author of "History of Armenian Communities in Egypt" (1999), "The Armenian Cause in the Ottoman State: 1878-1923" (2002), "Armenians in Egypt: 1896-1961" (2003), "Elimination of the Human Race: Study on the Valid Documents in Preparation for the Genocide Convention: 1946-1948" (2007), "Last Denial: Crime of the 20th Century" (2010) and a number of other valuable works in Arabic, reports the MFA press service.
