If that should happen, some Christian leaders fear that many of Egypt’s Copts would flee the country. One Friday morning I took a taxi through quiet Cairo streets to the city’s ancient Coptic ...

Bearded Auba Yoanes XIX, Patriarch of Egypt’s ancient Coptic Church ... Such a nuisance became the Copts that the villagers told Abbot Sidarous to keep his men at home, else they would be ...

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Copts are the native Christians of Egypt and the direct descendants of the ancient Egyptians who were converted to Christianity by St. Mark. Coptic Hospital is located along Ngong Road next to ...

Drawing on extensive fieldwork, Lukasik explores how American evangelical narratives of global Christian persecution have reshaped Coptic collective memory, positioning Copts in a complex ...

Al-Monitor is an award-winning media outlet covering the Middle East, valued for its independence, diversity and analysis. It is read widely by US, international and Middle East decision makers at the ...