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THE COPTIC NATIONALIST POSITION ON THE ETHIOPIAN HIDASE DAM
The giant Hidase Dam being built in Ethiopia close to the border with Sudan A Copt who is versed in his national history cannot but love Ethiopia. It’s not simply because Ethiopia follows the same...
View ArticleMANY WOES UNTO US!
Being Greek,Is not about the Orthodox Faith only.Their identity encompasses more:Language, food and folklore.They therefore keep their identity,Unlike us who have become Christian Arabs,By our...
View ArticleANNOYING FLY FROM AMENTE
At the monastery of St Pishoy,In the desert of Wadi al Natrun,We sat with the black-cladded monks,Eating bland Egyptian fava beans.And swarms of flies descended on us,As if from the torture depths of...
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BLUEBELLS OF CHIOS
THE BLUEBELLS OF CHIOS The bluebells in the woods, Dressed in their violet-blue colour, Look like downcast ladies, From the Greek island of Chios, Bending over as they shriek and weep, Over the...
View ArticleLEARNING FROM THE ARMENIANS
Wherever Armenians go,They build a church first,Then a school,And a social club third.And only then they quench their thirst.They teach their language,Alongside theology,And general knowledge,To their...
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HOW NOT TO SAY HAPPY EASTER IN COPTIC EASTER
Samples of Easter ecards that have circulated this Easter and are not based on Coptic culture or tradition A Coptic icon of the Resurrection of Christ The Copts who are overwhelmingly followers of the...
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SONG FOR THE BASHMURITE HERO AND REVOLT
Defiance (painting by the American artist, Terry Meyer) 1.Opening Let’s sing a song in Coptic, And in defiance dance, Remembering the tale of a Coptic hero with a sword and lance, Who braved the...
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HOW THE MARTYR FELT AND THOUGHT IN HIS LAST HOUR
The 21 Coptic martyrs (one from Ghana) kneeling down before execution by ISIS in 2015. These martyrs were of course not executed with a sword but knives were used with them; however, their experience...
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WHAT CAN WE DO TO SALVAGE OUR NATION AND CHURCH FROM THE SITUATION OF BEING...
WE HAVE PRESENTED SOLUTION TO OUR PREDICAMENT, INCLUDING: CONSOCIATIONAL DEMOCRACY IN EGYPT CULTURAL (NON-TERRITORIAL) AUTONOMY FOR THE COPTS IN EGYPT BUT, WE REALISE IT IS NOT ENOUGH. HOWEVER, IT...
View ArticleWHAT IS THE GREATEST GOAL OF THE COPTIC NATIONALISTS?
THE GREATEST GOAL OF THE COPTIC NATIONALISTS IS TO ACHIEVE THE MAXIMUM POSSIBLE INDEPENDENCE/AUTONOMY FOR THE COPTS – THEIR NATION AND THEIR CHURCH – WITHIN THE EGYPTIAN STATE The greatest goal of...
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BISHOP GREGORIUS: ON THE IMPORTANCE OF COPTIC LANGUAGE
Bishop Gregorius (1919 – 2001) NO MODERN BISHOP HAS SPOKEN THUS ON THE COPTIC LANGUAGE: THE COPTIC LANGUAGE IS IMPORTANT TO PRESERVE OUR NATIONAL IDENTITY, SOLIDIFY OUR UNITY, AND PREVENT THE...
View ArticleFRANK DISCUSSION BETWEEN TWO JEWISH AND COPTIC FRIENDS
Yesterday, the 5th of May 2020, I wrote What Is the Greatest Goal of the Coptic Nationalists? And it attracted a few comments. One of the comments came from my old Jewish friend, Daniel Myerson, who...
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SONGS FOR OSIRIS, ISIS AND HORUS
Here is a Coptic nationalist take on Osiris, Isis and Horus and what they represent. SONGS FOR OSIRIS, ISIS AND HORUS 1. A SONG FOR OSIRIS Osiris is the epitome of good rule: A good king and shepherd....
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DEAR COPTS, A MUSLIM ARAB CANNOT RIDE YOUR BACK UNLESS IT’S BENT
Martin Luther King, Jr, (1929 – 1968) One of the great quotes of Rev, Martin Luther King, Jr., Leader of the civil rights movements in the U.S. is “A man can’t ride your back unless it’s bent”....
View ArticleASSESSMENT OF THE COPTIC SITUATION IN MODERN EGYPT COMPARED TO THE SITUATION...
Following my article, DEAR COPTS, A MUSLIM ARAB CANNOT RIDE YOUR BACK UNLESS IT’S BENT, I received a comment from a follower, A Free Soul, and I would like to bring it up here together with my response...
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CHRIST AND DIOCLETIAN ON THE BEDSIDE DESK OF A COPT
On the bedside desk of one Copt – Son of the glorious martyrs of Shmin, Who were tortured and murdered by Diocletian – Sits an icon of Pixristos and the Theotokos, And a book on the great...
View ArticleWHAT TITLES DID WE USE FOR OUR ECCLESIASTICAL ORDERS IN THE EARLY NINETEENTH...
IN OTHER WORDS: WHEN DID THE SAYYIDNA, THE ABNA AND THE QUDSAK TITLES APPEAR? It’s always important to search in the history of the titles given to our Church orders. In a previous article, THE...
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WAS EMPEROR DIOCLETIAN EGYPTIAN? PART I: GENERAL
Emperor Diocletian (20 November 284 – 1 May 305) is one of the long-serving rulers of the Roman empire and one of the most important emperors. He reigned for 20 years, 5 months and 11 days, longer...
View ArticleWHAT IS A COPTIC NATIONALIST IN A WORD?
A COPTIC NATIONALIST IS A COPT THAT BELIEFS THAT THE COPTS CONSTITUTE A NATION. For our definition of COPT, see: WHAT IS A COPT? For our definition of NATION, see: WHAT IS A NATION? See also, an...
View ArticleTHE VATICAN COPTIC MANUSCRIPTS
The following are the so far digitilised Coptic manuscripts in the Vatican Library. Vat.copt.1 Vat.copt.2 Vat.copt.6 Vat.copt.7 Vat.copt.9 Vat.copt.13 Vat.copt.17 Vat.copt.18 Vat.copt.19 Vat.copt.24...
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