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POPE SHENOUDA III’S UNCOMPLETED PROGRAMME FOR THE REVIVAL OF THE COPTIC LANGUAGE
The third print of Part 1 and Part 2 of Saji Neman by Emile Maher (supervised, reviewed and introduced by Pope Shenouda III) Pope Shenouda III (1971 – 2012), who succeeded Pope Kyrillos VI (1959 –...
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THE CONVENT OF THE PULLEY (DEIR EL ADRA OR THE MONASTERY OF THE VIRGIN MARY...
To read the first five parts of this thread, click on the following: The Convent of the Pulley (Deir el Adra or the Monastery of the Virgin Mary) at Gabal al-Tayr 1: Intrduction The Convent of the...
View ArticleWHO WAS THE THREE-YEAR LITTLE CHILD WHO COULD CONVERSE AND PRAY IN COPTIC...
In a previous article, Pope Shenouda III’s Uncompleted Programme for the Revival of the Coptic Language, I wrote about Pope Shenouda III’s assessment of the programme of reviving our language through...
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THE IMPORTANCE OF A COPTIC LANGUAGE ACADEMY FOR THE REVIVAL OF THE COPTIC...
IN PART 2, I SHALL TALK ABOUT A PROPOSAL FOR A COPTIC LANGUAGE ACADEMY In two previous articles, Joshua Fishman’s Eight-Step Model for Reviving Threatened or Dead Languages Applied to Coptic and A...
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THE IMPORTANCE OF A COPTIC LANGUAGE ACADEMY FOR THE REVIVAL OF THE COPTIC...
IN THE NEXT ARTICLE I SHALL TALK ABOUT THE VARIOUS FUNCTIONS OF THE COPTIC LANGUAGE ACADEMY In Part 1 of this series, The Importance of A Coptic Language Academy for The Revival of the Coptic...
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HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL FOLLOWERS AND READERS OF ‘ON COPTIC NATIONALISM’
Detail of a fish from a wool tapestry, from Antinoe (2nd-3rd century) 2020 has gone with all its good and bad. It wasn’t completely bad but it did test humanity’s nerves, confidence and faith. Many of...
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A COPTIC COCK, HEN, AND CHICK
Ouerjw: oualektoar, ouanapai, nem hanjalim (Chicken: a cock, hen, and chicks) THIS IS WHY A STANDARD COPTIC DICTIONARY IS ESSENTIAL – AND THAT IS NOT POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE EXISTENCE OF A COPTIC...
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FOR THE GREEKS ARE WISER THAN THE COPTS
Some of the cards I have received in Christmas: Western images with greeting in Arabic THE WRITER DOES NOT WANT TO DENIGRATE IN ANY SHAPE OR FORM THE BEAUTY OF THE WESTERN RELIGIOUS ART – HIS FOCUS IS...
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COPTIC FOR ALL: A GREAT INITIATIVE BY THE COPTIC DIOCESE OF LONDON
Archbishop Angaelos introducing Coptic for All MANY COURSES ARE HELD AT VARIOUS COPTIC CHURCHES ACROSS THE GLOBE BUT THE UNIQUENESS OF THIS PROJECT IS ITS SCIENTIFIC APPROACH: IT IS A STRUCTURED,...
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SHEIKH AL-AZHAR SAYS, ARABIC LANGUAGE IS THE MASTER OF ALL LANGUAGES -WE BEG...
On the last International Arabic Language Day, on the 18th of December 2020, Ahmad al-Tayyib, the Grand Imad of Al-Azhar, announced in Facebook and Twitter that Arabs should protect their language and...
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RAGHEB AYAD A COPTIC PAINTER OF GREAT STATURE
Ragheb Ayad (1892 – 1982) Painting of Ragheb Ayad by his Italian wife Emma Caly-Ayad Ragheb Ayad (1892 – 1982)[1] was a Coptic artist born in the neighbourhood of Faggala in Cairo. He received his...
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THE COPTS MUST HAVE THEIR NATIONAL COPTIC ART GALLERY
Le Chat Egyptien (The Egyptian Cat) by the Coptic painter Marguerite Nakhla (1908 – 1977), 1965 [Oil on board, 47.8 by 47.8cm] The Copts have no Coptic Art Gallery for themselves. Their fine art is...
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WHAT IS ELEPHANT IN THE COPTIC LANGUAGE?
Note. Since the publication of this article, a dear correspondent informed me that the 13th century Scala Magna by Ibn Kabar has entries for elephant, ivory, and trunk. They are as follows: The forms...
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THE FATE OF THE COPTS (AND OTHER CHRISTIANS AND THE JEWS) AT THE FALL OF...
The place where Gordon lived and died in Khartoum. Here also the Coptic clerks were slaughtered by the Mahdists[1] There is an interesting book titled Pictorial records of the English in Egypt: with a...
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THE TOP COUNTRIES FROM WHICH VISITORS AND VIEWRS OF “ON COPTIC NATIONALISM” CAME
This is the tenth year since we started our blog/journal On Coptic Nationalism. It is getting stronger and stronger, and it attracts more visitors and viewers than ever from diverse backgrounds and...
View ArticleTHE COPTS MUST FIGHT FOR THEIR CULTURAL INDEPENDENCE IN EGYPT
Egypt is a state dominated by the Arab Muslims, and, as such, the cultural values and worldview of its majority is taken as the cultural values and worldview of the state. This amounts to cultural...
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WHY I DO NOT THINK THE WORD ‘CHRISTMAS’ IS COPTIC IN ORIGIN
In the last decade or so, the English word ‘Christmas’ has been commonly taken by Copts as originally Coptic, from ‘Christmisi’. It has been entered in some books that deal with Coptic neologisms and...
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SAINT SHENOUDA PRESS: A MUCH-NEEDED COPTIC BOOK PUBLISHER
Saint Shenouda Press is a new project by St Shenouda Monastery, in Putty, New South Wales, Australia that I find its fresh and modern look a very much welcome endeavour. It translates into English and...
View ArticleUntil I prayed in the language of my people
I tried to pray to Thee in different languages:The languages of the Greeks, the Arabs, and the English.But my words came out hollow and cold,Until I prayed in the language of my people,I sighed from...
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