Coptic history

Coptic history is part of history of Egypt that begins with the introduction of Christianity in Egypt in the 1st century AD during the Roman period, and covers the history of the Copts to the present day. Many of the historic items related to Coptic Christianity are on display in many museums around the world and a large number is in the Coptic Museum in Coptic Cairo.

Apostolic foundation

Egypt is identified in the Bible as the place of refuge that the Holy Family sought in its flight from Judea: "When he arose, he took the young Child and His mother by night and departed for Egypt, and was there until the death of Herod the Great, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt I called My Son" (Matthew 2:12-23).

The Egyptian Church, which is now more than nineteen centuries old, regards itself as the subject of many prophecies in the Old Testament. Isaiah the prophet, in Chapter 19, Verse 19 says "In that day there will be an altar to the LORD in the midst of the land of Egypt, and a pillar to the LORD at its border."

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The Israeli Nation-State Law: Is ours a moral response?

Independent online (SA) 11 Sep 2018

The promise of South Africa’s transition to democracy went beyond new institutions and inclusive practices. it consciously sought to pursue a higher standard of morality in domestic and global terms ... Its Coptic minority suffers pervasive discrimination ... Even his history is not immune to discrimination, with Coptic history and the contributions of Copts to Egypt through the centuries excluded from the country’s textbooks ... More than that ... ....

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Black First-Grader Excluded from Private Christian School in Florida Because of His Dreadlocks

Alternet 15 Aug 2018

Although the dreadlocks hairstyle is often associated with the Rastafarian faith, dreadlocks actually have a long history with Christianity; in Africa, Coptic Christians wore that hairstyle centuries before the emergence of Rastafarian culture ... said in an eight-minute video he posted online ... In Ethiopia, a predominantly Christian country in Africa, dreadlocks have a long history of being worn by members of the Coptic sect ... p.p1 {margin....

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Mo Salah and other Egyptian football stars depicted in Coptic-style art sparks controversy

The National 02 Jul 2018

These portraits, the vast majority of which have been found in or near the city of Faiyum, had a profound influence on Egyptian art right through to the Coptic period, which began around the third century AD. “Coptic art is integral to the history of Egyptian culture,” El-Sabrouti told The National ... ....

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“I was told to change my name to play professionally”: the plight of Egyptian Christians ...

New Statesman 15 Jun 2018

“How is it possible that in the history of Egyptian football there have only been five Christian players in the top level [Egyptian Premier League]?. There are Christian players who stop playing at a young age because of the discrimination by some of the coaches.” In recent history, Hany Ramzy, who played for Egypt between 1988 and 2003, is the only Coptic Christian to have represented the national team....

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The Struggle Over Gamers Who Use Mods To Create Racist Alternate Histories

Kotaku 06 Jun 2018

There’s a long history of racist mods for Paradox grand strategy games ... The history of internet verbiage is always complicated, but “Deus Vult” is now the most iconic phrase in the Paradox dictionary ... A Zoroastrian Persia! A Coptic Egypt! If you’re a fan of medieval history, it’s a fascinating, studiously arranged conceptualisation of what the map might have looked like if the caliphates failed....

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The Americanization of an Ancient Faith

The Atlantic 31 Mar 2018

Mark Coptic Orthodox Church in Fairfax, Virginia, sat down with a list of names ... Mark’s, like many of the over 250 Coptic churches in the United States, is overwhelmingly comprised of Copts raised in Egypt or born to Egyptian parents ... Messeh would soon become an early advocate for a new kind of Coptic church—one that could appeal to American converts but maintain the core tenets of the nearly 2,000-year-old faith....

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UAE Minister of Tolerance attends Coptic Christmas service

Khaleej Times 07 Jan 2018

During his attendance at a Christmas service at St Anthony's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Abu Dhabi last night, Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, UAE ... He went on to express his great appreciation of the Coptic Church and its history and of the important role it plays as a prestigious spiritual and national beacon both inside and outside Egypt....

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Egypt tightens security ahead of Coptic Christmas

Arabnews 06 Jan 2018

... of the Coptic Orthodox Church, which celebrates Christmas on Jan ... For Iraq’s Christians, a bittersweet first Christmas home after Daesh Egypt's Christians in shock after deadly attack on Coptic Church Egypt has a history of attacks on Christians ....

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Egypt's new cathedral may be a big target for ISIS, Coptic Christians fear

Topix 05 Jan 2018

At least 10 people, including eight Coptic Christians, were killed after unidentified gunmen opened fire outside a church in a south Cairo suburb, Egypt's Health Ministry spokesman said Friday. CAIRO - The biggest church in the Middle East opens Saturday, a landmark date in the 2,000-year-old history of Egypt's Coptic Christians ... ....

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Good Book, Weird Museum

CityLab 30 Nov 2017

Several blocks away, on the National Mall, busy exhibits plague recent projects, including the National Museum of African American History and Culture , the Sant Ocean Hall , and the David H ... Like everything else related to the Bible, it’s a whole thing .) The museum is nonsectarian, or at least inclusive, in its presentation of artifacts and histories, representing Catholic, Jewish, Orthodox, Coptic, and other viewpoints....

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Coptic church in Hamden holding Egyptian festival

New Haven Register 13 Oct 2017

HAMDEN — The Virgin Mary and Archangel Michael Coptic Orthodox Church is opening its doors to the community this weekend with an Egyptian festival....

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Sacred Spaces open to the public on Saturday.

Santa Monica Daily Press 05 Oct 2017

Santa Monica’s spiritual history will be on display this weekend thanks to the Santa Monica Conservancy’s first Sacred Spaces tour ... According to organizers, the tour includes several churches serving African-American congregations and Latino communities, and explores the architecture and histories of Christian, Coptic, Jewish, and Unitarian sites ... Paul Coptic Orthodox, 1245 4th St....

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AP Explains: Who are Egypt's Coptic Christians?

Yahoo Daily News 28 May 2017

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church is enduring a dark chapter in its history with the community increasingly victimized by attacks from Islamic militants, including Friday's attack by gunmen on a bus transporting Copts to a monastery south of Cairo, leaving 29 dead ... Tradition holds that Mark established the Coptic church just a decade or two after Jesus' death and resurrection....

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