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Coptic diaspora: History and causes of immigration (Part 2)
Date of source: Saturday, February 12, 2022
Coptic emigration has gone through numerous stages for different reasons. “Coptic diaspora” (aqbāṭ al-mahjar) mainly refers to Coptic immigration to European countries, the US, and Australia. Waves of migration to these countries began in the early 1960s, and it was a common for Egyptian citizens...
Why are Copts angry with the book “When Jesus Became God”?
Date of source: Friday, February 11, 2022
Among the publications at the Cairo International Book Fair is the Arabic translation of When Jesus Became God by the Jewish-American author, Richard E. Rubenstein, published by Dār al-Yāsmīn Publishing and translated by Usāma Naṣṣār.  The 437-page book has provoked debate since the announcement of...
Strengthening of the punishment for FGM in Egypt
Date of source: Tuesday, February 8, 2022
Last year, the Egyptian Cabinet increased the punishment for female genital mutilation (FGM) to a maximum 20-year prison sentence, but this has not limited the spread of the practice. 
The Coptic Museum: An icon of Old Cairo containing over 16,000 artifacts
Date of source: Sunday, January 2, 2022
The Coptic Museum is considered one of the oldest and most important Egyptian museums, containing the largest collection of Coptic artifacts in the world. The museum was inaugurated in 1910 by Marcus Simaika Pasha [Marquṣ Sumayka], one of the most prominent Christian figures interested in the...

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