The remarkable story of Cairo's Zabbaleen, who turn the city's rubbish into valuable resources in a stunning example of ...

The Copts represent a living link to the region’s ancient history and its religious diversity, which is now under systematic threat.

According to legend, it was St. Mark who introduced Christianity to Egypt, and it was here that Africa's first Christian church – the Coptic Church of Egypt – thrived. To learn more about ...

President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi celebrated Coptic Orthodox Christmas on Monday night with Egypt’s Coptic community at the Nativity of Christ Cathedral in the New Administrative Capital. FR AR ...

Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Christians remain divided over how to respond to the ongoing war in Gaza. As the Middle East’s ...

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Al-Monitor is an award-winning media outlet covering the Middle East, valued for its independence, diversity and analysis. It is read widely by US, international and Middle East decision makers at the ...

Christian leaders have expressed alarm at the killing of a Coptic Orthodox priest in Egypt's capital Cairo ... However, the minority Coptic community has been targeted repeatedly in recent ...

Finally, we have made use of the Coptic and Ethiopic Synaxaria (calendar of the saints) and several Muslim traditions. It has proven to be rather challenging to present the reader with authentic ...

The Egyptian diplomat stressed the Coptic Orthodox Churches’ role as a cultural bridge connecting community members to their homeland while preserving Egyptian heritage and traditions and presenting a ...