Tag: Coptic Christians
Coptic Christians celebrate Easter without Pope Shenouda
By CLAIRE READ AL ARABIYA CAIRO 17/4/2012 Coptic Christians celebrate gathered to celebrate Easter but this year’s celebrations have been more subdued out of respect ... Read More
The late Pope Shenouda still inspires Coptic Christians
By Rev. Alexander Santora/For the Jersey Journal 12/4/2012 Orthodox Christians follow a different liturgical calendar than the rest of Christianity so today begins their Triduum ... Read More
The Plight Of Egypt’s Coptic Christians
29/3/2012 A Question Of Faith – Religion In The Modern World is a weekly column by Wolff Bachner about the quest for religious identity and ... Read More
Copts mourn Pope Shenouda with eyes set on unclear future
19/3/2012 CAIRO: Just hours after his announced death on Saturday, thousands of inconsolable Coptic Christians flocked to the Cairo and Alexandria Cathedrals, uniting to mourn ... Read More
Ancient traditions to guide selection of new Coptic pope
18/3/2012 As all of Egypt mourns the passing of the Coptic patriarch, the wheels of tradition will soon start moving to elected a new pope ... Read More
Obama grieves the death of Egypt’s Coptic Pope
18/3/2012 Xinhua U.S. President Barack Obama said on Saturday that he was saddened by the death of Egypt's Coptic Pope Shenuda III who died earlier ... Read More
Egypt’s Copts to pray for Pope Shenouda III
14/3/2012 Ahram Online Coptic Christians to pray for Pope who has been suffering ill health Wednesday 5-8pm. The Maspero Youth Coalition has called for Copts ... Read More
Egyptian Female Presidential Candidate Aims to Give Voice to Minorities
9/3/2012 Potential presidential candidate, Bothaina Kamel, considers her participation in the presidential race “a victory for all marginalized minorities” in Egypt. “Women are considered second ... Read More
Egypt’s Coptic Christians’ uphill battle
Joseph Mayton 2/3/2012 CAIRO: Christians in Egypt are no strangers to sectarian violence, and even after the hopeful solidarity shown in the first waves of ... Read More
Local Coptic Christians fear for persecuted Egyptians
By MICHELLE BEARDEN | The Tampa Tribune 21/1/2012 As soon as news broke in January 2011 of the uprising that eventually would topple Egyptian dictator ... Read More
Security tight as Egypt Copts celebrate Christmas
6/1/2012 AFP A massive plan to protect Egyptian churches swung into action on Friday as Coptic Christians prepared to celebrate their first post-revolution Christmas, with ... Read More
Coptic Christian trash collectors in Egypt push to secure their role as recyclers of Cairo’s garbage
12/26/2011 In Egypt, where protestors are still demanding a transition from military to civilian rule, one minority group that’s particularly concerned about their fate in ... Read More
Christians Face Murky Future After Egypt Polls
By MATT BRADLEY 13/12/2011 SOHAG, Egypt—When Victor Anis goes to the polls Wednesday to vote in the second round of Egypt's parliamentary elections, he plans ... Read More
Egypt’s Coptic Christians Brace for Life Under the Muslim Brotherhood
BY JAMES HEISER 8/12/2011 As militant Islamists celebrate their decisive victory in the recent Egyptian election, Coptic Christians are bracing themselves for the next round ... Read More
Egypt copts react to Islamist Electoral Win
4/12/2011 For Egypt's Coptic Christians, the win of the Islamists at the ballot box was no surprise. Opinion is divided, however, on how to react: ... Read More
Egypt’s Copts view election with concern
<caption id="" align="alignnone" width="680" caption="Clashes between Egypt's Coptic Christians and government troops in October left at least 26 dead and 300 hurt "><img alt="Clashes between ... Read More
“They dragged him down from his neck and beat him until he died.”
Omnia Al Desoukie 14/11/2011 “They dragged him down from his neck and beat him until he died.” -Evon Loga Gabrieul Coptic Christians endure a painful ... Read More
Alexandria churches to promote Coptic participation in Elections
07/11/2011 Orthodox churches in the coastal city of Alexandria have launched an awareness campaign aiming to encourage Coptic Christians to take part in the parliamentary ... Read More
Coptic Christians Protect Monastery From Egyptian Army Assault
By Mary Abdelmassih 29/10/2011 AINA (AINA) -- Hundreds of Coptic Christians mobilized on Tuesday in front of the Monastery of the Virgin and St. John ... Read More
In Egypt, Rockville man witnesses attack on Coptic Christians
Susan Singer-Bart, Staff Writer 26/10/2011 Post-revolution events worry county’s Middle Eastern activists. Harry Malek attended a church service in Cairo, Egypt, the morning of Oct. ... Read More
Local Coptic Christians Pray for Peace in Egypt
By Aby Thomas 23/10/2011 Coptic Christians in Brooklyn have come together at the Coptic Orthodox Church of St. George, nicknamed “the Ellis Island of the ... Read More