All posts tagged "coptic"

“It all began after a single trip to Egypt, which helped create Coptic Orphans. Imagine if every...

A canvas like no other, the tulle-bi-telli is a traditional metal thread embroidery that weaves grace and...

  Drawn with grace and simplicity, the Coptic cross tattoo tells stories of faith, resistance, and tradition,...

For millennia, Egypt has been the epicenter of languages that circulated throughout different eras. While some languages...

Across centuries, the Egyptian desert has bore witness to kings and prophets, messengers and messiahs, pariahs and...

No great language can ever truly be forgotten – or rather, not completely. Egypt is a spirited...

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

Earlier this month, the Coptic Orthodox community in Vancouver, Canada woke up to a devastating tragedy after...

Imagine a Coptic Egyptian Community Center in the middle of a southern state in the United States...

The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced yesterday that a number of mud brick buildings dating back...

Cairo is a city full of art, architecture, design, and culture. Often people forget that this age-old...

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

Egyptian Coptic Orthodox Christians are known for fasting more days out of the year than any other...

When people think of Upper Egypt, what often comes to mind is rural life, poverty, background cultural...

Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Church’s spokesperson announced on Saturday evening that Pope Tawadros II has decided to defrock...

Egyptian activist and researcher Patrick George Zaky was detained upon arrival at Cairo International Airport last Friday...

The tree, the lights, the carols, the presents- Christmas is a beloved worldwide holiday that comes around...