Career
He is the former director of the Coptic Museum (1985) and currently a visiting professor in Coptic Studies at Claremont Graduate University. He is the author or the co-author, among other titles, of:
The Churches of Egypt: From the Journey of the Holy Family to the Present Day (Gabra, Van Loon, and Sonbol 2007)
The Treasures of Coptic Art in the Coptic Museum and Churches of Old Cairo (Alcock and Gabra 2007)
Coptic Monasteries: Egypt"s Monastic Art and Architecture (Gabra and Vivian 2002)
Christian Egypt: Coptic Art and Monuments Through Two Millennia (Capuani, Meinardus, Rutschowscaya and Gabra 2002)
Be Thou There: The Holy Family"s Journey in Egypt (Gabra 2001)
Gabra also contributed the following articles to the Coptic Encyclopedia:
"Saint Pisentius" (co-authored with C Detlef G Muller)
"Nabis"
"Patape" (co-authored with Rene-Georges Coquin)
"Hajir Idfu".
