WI: Egypt stayed Coptic

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In OTL, most Egyptians adopted the Arab language, religion, and identity, but 10% are still Coptic today.

What would have needed to happen for Egypt to stay 90% or more Coptic, religiously and linguistically?
 
Either no Arab invasion, a very early Byzantine reconquest or a early Coptic rebellion. Maybe even a Sassanid Egypt.
 
A Coptic Egypt means that Alexandria would stay one of the most important cities in the Christian World, on the same level as Rome and Constantinople.
 
The only way to do this is to butterfly the Islamic conquest of Egypt or to have a rapid Christian reconquest. Wait too long, and a conquest by later Christians will involve spreading their own brand of Christianity to both Egyptian Muslims and Coptic Christians.
 
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