All posts tagged "Christianity"

The conversation surrounding the veil has made headlines in recent years as a topic mired in controversy....

This is the third article of the series ‘Coptic Diaries’, where Marina Makary takes Egyptian Streets’ readers...

For millennia, the Coptic Christian community has formed an essential strand in the fabric of Egyptian culture....

This is the first article of the series ‘Coptic Diaries’, where Marina Makary takes Egyptian Streets’ readers...

Since his enthronement as Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St Mark in 2012,...

Grand Imam of al-Azhar, Ahmed al-Tayeb, has experienced backlash for wishing Christians across the world a merry...

As of 30 November, all festivals associated with the Holy Family’s journey from Bethlehem to Egypt are...

For centuries, people have practised abstinence from the comforts and pleasures of everyday life as a way...

Sultry, moonless nights see the start of the mulid—the lights are vibrant and the shisha sweet, crowds...

Egyptian histories are a blend of divinity and devotion; there is no recent or distant memory that...

Tucked into the cliffside is a sight unlike any other: etched likenesses of the Holy Family are...

It’s Friday: an Egyptian home is with ripe sunlight, the morning catching on furniture and slanting across...

By Marina Kilada Today, the Coptic Orthodox community -one of several minorities in Egypt- celebrates the beginning...

Christian art is often associated with Western imagery, yet it isn’t much acknowledged that Eastern forms of...

When visiting Luxor, the average traveler is spoiled for choice. However, one attractive and evident site to...

Following the tragic attacks in Sri Lanka, world leaders, including Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi, have...

According to local Egyptian news outlets, the Ministry of Local development has announced its program to develop...