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GUIRGUIS LOTFI, A CONTEMPORARY COPTIC ARTIST, INTRODUCES FRESH AIR INTO...
Guirguis Lotfi (b. 1055) is a Coptic Egyptian artist who represents a fresh air into Coptic art. As he tries to preserve Coptic elements in his work, he does not restrict himself to the spiritual but...
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A COPTIC VERSION OF THE PHARAONIC WEIGHING OF THE HEART: COPTIC DEATH AND...
The judgement of the dead was an Egyptian article of faith from the earliest times. As E. A. Wallis Budge, the prominent Egyptologist, says, “The belief that the deeds done in the body would be...
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POSSIBLY THE EARLIEST FILM OF COPTIC MONASTERY FROM 1930 AD: SAINT PAUL...
The American archaeologist, Thomas Whittemore In a previous article, I reproduced old photographs of the Red Sea monasteries of Saints Anthony and Paul by the Thomas Whittemore’s expedition, of the...
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THERE IS NO EXCUSE WHATSOEVER FOR MONASTERIES IN EGYPT TO PROMOTE ARABIC AT...
Gate of the Monastery of Saint Antony, Red Sea, Egypt, with its name displayed in Arabic, English and Coptic In a previous article, we spoke about the neglect of Coptic language as displayed in the...
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JUST HOW MUCH COPTS AND MUSLIMS IN EGYPT ARE DIVIDED ON THE ISSUES OF WOMEN...
On 8 January 2014, Pew Research Center published a survey that was conducted in seven Muslim-majority countries (Tunisia, Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey) on How people in...
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PROFESSOR HARALD SUERMANN: THE IDEA THAT THE COPTS RECEIVED THE MUSLIMS AS...
Professor Harald Suermann, University of Bonn Christian-Muslim Relations; A Bibliographical History, Volume 5 (1350-1500) was published by Brill in 2013.[1] One of its most interesting articles is...
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COPTIC BISHOP YUSAB OF FUWWAH OF THE 13TH CENTURY ON THE ARABS WHO INVADED...
Yusab (Joseph), bishop of Fuwwah, lived in the 14th century. He was appointed bishop by Pope Cyril III (1235 – 1243) for Fuwwah (فُوَّة), an important town that is located in the far north of the Nile...
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THE COPTIC CHRISTIANS OF EGYPT BY BOB SIMON THE AMERICAN CBS NEWS TELEVISION...
On 15 December 2013, CBS News Television aired an excellent report by Bob Simon from Egypt, The Coptic Christians of Egypt. It shows how the turmoil in Egypt has led to one of the worst persecutions...
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EGYPT, CHRISTIANITY, 1997 BY THE IRANIAN-FRENCH PHOTOGRAPHER, AND MEMBER OF...
One of Abbas’ brilliant photos, titled simply, “EGYPT. Deir El-Adra, copt village near Minya. 1997” Abbas is an Iranian-French photographer who has dedicated himself to documenting the political and...
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WHAT IS (SHOULD BE) COPTIC ART?
The German Klaus Wessel in his book Koptische Kunst: Die Spätantike in Ägypten (1963)[1] and the French Pierre Du Bourguet[2] in his book L’Art Copte (1964)[3] may argue what Coptic art is, but they...
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AGAIN: WHAT IS COPTIC ART?
El Mawlaweya by George Bahgory, 2008 (160 x 150 cm; mixed media on canvass). There is nothing Coptic really in this painting. George Bahgory’s work, though brilliant, qualifies as Coptic only at a...
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THE KIND OF POLITICS BY THE COPTIC CHURCH THAT WE DON’T LIKE
I a previous article, The Coptic Church and Politics, we defended the right of the Coptic Church getting involved in politics; indeed, we said the involvement of the Coptic Church is unavoidable in a...
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COPTIC CENSUS: THE COPTS FORMED THE MAJORITY OF THE POPULATION OF UPPER EGYPT...
Kitab zubdat kashf al-mamalik wa-bayan al-turuq wa-al-masalik (زبدة كشف الممالك في بيان الطرق والمسالك) is an important book from the 15th century that was written by Ghars al-Din Khalil ibn Shahin...
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THE COPTS AND FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION (FGM)
THE COPTIC CHURCH: FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION IS UNCHRISTIAN AND CONTRADICTORY TO GOD’S WILL FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION IS STILL PRACTICED BY SOME COPTS IN CONSEQUENCE OF SOCIETAL PRESSURE FROM THE...
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ABNUB WAS MOSTLY COPTIC IN THE 15th CENTURY: COPTIC CENSUS
The decline in the Coptic population and changing demography of the Copts since the Arab Conquest in the 7th century has been a matter for discussion and controversy for a considerable time; and many...
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PREVALENCE OF AND SUPPORT FOR FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION IN EGYPT AS REVEALED...
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has published in July 2013 its Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting: A statistical overview and exploration of the dynamics of change. I will confine myself to...
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PREVALENCE OF AND SUPPORT FOR FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION WITHIN THE COPTS OF...
I a previous article, I surveyed Egypt’s statistics in respect of the prevalence of and support for female genital mutilation (FGM) as revealed in the UNICEF’s document, published in July 2013, Female...
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GEORG GRAF’S MONUMENTAL WORK: HISTORY OF CHRISTIAN ARABIC LITERATURE...
NOTE: LINKS ARE BROKEN. WILL REPAIR THEM ASAP. Georg Graf (1875 – 1955) was a German Orientalist. His monumental work, Geschichte der christlichen arabischen Literatur [GCAL] (History of Christian...
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THE BEAUTIFUL COPTIC MURALS IN THE MONASTERY OF SURIAN IN EGYPT REVEALED
One of the beautiful murals revealed at Deir Al-Surian in Wadi Al-Natrun in Egypt I would like to draw your attention to this important project of restoration by the Levantine Foundation. Start with...
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TRADITIONAL ISLAM CANNOT BE A CULTURAL FOUNDATION FOR DEMOCRACY, TOLERANCE OR...
I will post the following at the risk of upsetting some of my Muslim friends but it’s an important one and intended to brainstorm and not upset any of them: Islam, sadly, is incompatible with...
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