by Nermien Riad | Jun 19, 2015 | Diaspora
Yesterday, an intolerant, hate-filled extremist murdered nine Christians — most of them women — as they prayed in their church. Our prayers are with them and their families. It happened in Charleston, South Carolina. But as a Copt, I had to think: “Sounds too...
by Nermien Riad | Jun 18, 2015 | Issues That Impact Children in Egypt
I’m glad to share the news that Kathryn Jean Lopez, senior fellow at the National Review Institute, recently interviewed me on the situation in Egypt. This came about because I was fortunate enough to meet her at the March 18, 2015 press event of In Defense of...
by Nermien Riad | May 18, 2015 | "The Widow's Cause"
Money, money, money. It’s easy to think of microfinance only in those terms. But the surprising thing is how our B’edaya microfinance initiative is changing lives in ways that go far beyond money. No one explains this better than Salma. She’s the...
by Nermien Riad | May 14, 2015 | Approaches to Charity and Development, Diaspora
People get a lot of ideas about Coptic Orphans, some of them reasonable, some of them nutty. Here are the four most common things I hear about Coptic Orphans that make me want to explain, or point to things in our annual report, or tear out my hair. 1. Coptic Orphans...
by Nermien Riad | May 10, 2015 | "The Widow's Cause", Approaches to Charity and Development, Issues:Education
Good news about Egypt is precious these days, so I wanted to share a few wonderful developments that give me a feeling of hope. I came across the following news this morning in Save the Children’s new State of the World’s Mothers report, and I thought,...
