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George Washington Scholar to Governments: You Can’t Use the Copts
Diasporas have become very interesting to many folks here in Washington, DC. Conferences on diaspora movements, and how to involve diasporas for development projects, have become a favorite conference among government people, think-tanks, and NGO’s. In the middle of...
Alexandria and the Strength to Forgive
“I hope they burn in Hell!” The words came so naturally to Demiana’s school friends. They saw her constant pain when they came to see her in the hospital. The Alexandria bombing on January 1, 2011 shattered Demiana’s leg and blew out her hearing. I met Demiana several...
St. John Chrysostom’s Commentary on Matthew 25
Andrew Abdalla, a supporter from the UK, sent the below email to his personal network. There there are still a few days before the end of the 2011 tax year for those in North America. There is also still about a week before Old Julian Calendar Christmas, which the...
Glimpses of the Real Egypt You Won’t Get in the News
With most Egypt news focused on Tahrir protests and military brutality, here are some images of the Egypt that continues in the back streets and villages, every day... Masr from Javier Morgade on Vimeo.
Anba Angaelos on the Church and the Poor
His Grace Bishop Angaelos of the UK is a strong supporter of Coptic Orphans,. A several years ago, His Grace gave a speech to an ecumenical group on the Coptic Orthodox Church in development. The speech highlights the strength available when the Church, the place...
To the Martyrs and Victims of Maspero
Alice Hanna, a longtime supporter and sponsor with Coptic Orphans, shared the poem below to express her sense of God's protection and care over the flock of Egypt after the events of Maspero. Come to Me, O, you, Martyrs of the Persecuted Church of Egypt, And...
Canada Copts Walk in Faith, Despite Egypt Uncertainties
On Sunday, October 30, over 200 guests filled the St. George Orthodox Center in Ontario Canada for our Walking With Him Fundraising Dinner. The theme of the night was Walking with Him to illustrate the need to walk in faith with God through all of the uncertainties...
The Coptic Diaspora (Diaspora Series, Part III)
Yesterday I said that Jennifer Brinkerhoff has listed “several features common to diasporas” based upon the work of international relations scholar Robin Cohen.[1] I included those so we can take a look at the Coptic diaspora in light of them to find out what exactly...
What is Diaspora? And Is There an Egyptian Diaspora? (Diaspora Series, Part II)
Yesterday I asked: what exactly defines a diaspora? An how do the Copts living abroad fit in? This week we launched the first large-scale survey of the economic engagement (investment, philanthropic, volunteer, and remittance activity) of Copts living abroad. In the...
800 Take First Large-Scale Survey of Copts Abroad in First Two Days
After only two days, 800 people have taken the Coptic Diaspora survey so far. Have you? Take it. And come back tomorrow for the second part of yesterday's post, "What Is Diaspora?"
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