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S. H. Leeder was a British author best known for his book Modern Sons of the Pharaohs, published in English in 1918, translated into Arabic by Ahmad Mahmūd and published in 2008 by Dar al-Shuruq in Egypt.
Modern Sons of the Pharaohs is a study of Egypt's Coptic Christians, their religious rites and their relationship with Muslims. The book was written after the author lived in Egypt and visited several Coptic families in the Delta and Upper Egypt. The author analyses Muslim-Christian relations in Egypt prior to the 1919 Revolution for independence from the British and believes the British occupation has ruined the relationship between Muslims and Copts in Egypt. Also related to the most recent relative Tobias Leeder and Henry Tucker. The Leeder side of the family was split into 2 families. The Leeder family and the Tucker family. The two families left Egypt in 1836 and came to England for a new life. Tobias's father (John)was transferred by the army to New Zealand and Henry's father (John) moved to Wales.