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Largest Event in Coptic Orphans History
The Better Life Concert in Toronto on August 25, 2012, drew some 2,200 people to praise and worship God, and to hear about his heart for the fatherless. It was the largest event in Coptic Orphans history. Executive Director Nermien Riad asked the crowd: "How many have...
Village Girl Traded Med School for This
When I heard that Marina could have entered medical school and declined, I was astounded. She had the scores. She had what it takes. This is every student’s dream. Why would she refuse? It turns out that Marina got into the American University in Cairo with a rare...
The Courage to Press Forward
Brothers Nadir and Hisham endured back-to-back loss when their mother died just one year after their father passed away. They continued to live in their tiny apartment in the slums of Helwan. A kind uncle who lived in the same building did what he could for the boys,...
The Only Choice a Mother Could Make
Om Fady* had no savings and only six Egyptian pounds (about $1 USD) in her pocket. She was an illiterate widow living with her only son in Alexandria. What could she do with that money? For six Egyptian pounds, she could buy aish baladi for four days. Or, she could...
A Special Trip to Egypt
Though she had never been to southern Egypt and didn't quite know what to expect, Basma Abdel Malek was still determined to meet her sponsored child, Manal. It was the dream visit she had been planning for a year. So last year, the 32-year-old bank employee from...
The Widow of Nain
O my Lord, Jesus Christ, What a heart of compassion you are! You saw and felt my deep sorrow Even before me asking! All that I could do was weeping! Weeping over my beloved son! There in his shroud -- carried out to be buried! -- from “The Widow of Nain” by Alice...
Walking with the Wounded Child
Sometimes, innocent drawings are windows to tragedy. When Heba* started drawing and her Coptic Orphans Rep asked the right questions, a horrifying event unfolded. The ancient African practice of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting, (FGM/C) known in Egypt as “female...
Video: Coptic Orphans’ High Achievers in Cairo
A few months ago, Coptic Orphans held a High Achievers Ceremony celebrating children and youth who did great things: excelled academically, overcame tough challenges and perfected their talents. Now, with the results of Thanaweya Amma (least year of high school)...
Orphaned by Conversion?
Coptic Orphans has two criteria for accepting a child into our flagship program, Not Alone: the child's father must be deceased, or the child's father abandons the family -- such as when the father have converted from Christianity. That's because conversion in Egypt...
Another Rep Becomes A Priest
Ayman Zohair was always a faithful son of the Church. He poured himself out for 15 years with Coptic Orphans and a number of the other services his diocese offered. For Coptic Orphans alone, he spent 10-20 hours every week visiting fatherless families in neighborhoods...
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