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Charleston and Samalout: The Connection That Surprises the World
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...
National Review Interview on Coptic Orphans, Egypt & Christians in the Middle East
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...
‘It’s Made My Daughter Proud of Me’
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 mother of a child in...
4 Biggest Myths About Coptic Orphans
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...
Great News from Egypt This Mother’s Day
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, "What a...
The Faith We Have in Common With Those About to Die
Flying over the Mediterranean this week, it was hard to forget the sight of the 21 martyrs' blood mixing with the sea as they gave up their souls to Christ. During this Feast of the Resurrection, I was struck by another sea image. It was one of a boat, which I saw...
Easter Rebirth in Egypt
When darkness falls, as it did in Libya, I’m amazed at how God sends reminders of His love. This Easter, I’m reminded of that love by the story of Verena, a mother so depressed she was ready to end her life — and yet, she found a new beginning. Verena began suffering...
Would You Call Yourself a Copt?
Not long ago, many of the staff here at Coptic Orphans sat down to talk about what it means to be a Copt. We also tried to figure out how Copts and our identity are intertwined with Egypt. As you can imagine, we talked a lot about molokhia. We started from the premise...
Win a Free Trip to Egypt!
I've just received great news: Through the grace of God, two generous donors are offering to send a pair of volunteers on our Serve to Learn trip to Egypt — for free! These donors have agreed to cover the program fee and airfare for two volunteers to take part in the...
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