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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?"
What Is Diaspora? (Diaspora Series, Part 1)
Yesterday we launched the first large-scale survey of the economic engagement (investment, philanthropic, volunteer, and remittance activity) of Copts living abroad. In the next week or so, look for a series of posts here based on a white paper I authored with Nermien...
UK Copts Use Talents to Express Solidarity with Egypt’s Most Vulnerable
On October 1, nearly a hundred and thirty Copts gathered with His Grace Bishop Angaelos at the Coptic Centre in Stevenage for a different kind of talent show: a talent show not focused on self-expression, but a collective expression of support by the Coptic community...
St. Mary over Maspero
Recent Photo that appeared with reports of St. Mary over Cairo and other areas in the wake of the events at Maspero.
Shelter from the Storm
A few weeks ago Hurricane Irene left some of our basements with a gift of 2 inches of water; my basement survived this time, though we received our fair share of mopping from Hurricane Isabelle a few years prior. I still remember me and my family rolling up our pants...
Why Focus on the Fatherless?
There is a rapidly spreading concern about an orphan crisis in our day. The most common estimate is that there are 143 million orphans in the world today. Many don't realize that most of those are paternal orphans, or fatherless children. If the orphan cause worldwide...
St. Simon the Tanner and Tomorrow’s Prayer and Fasting for Egypt
Yesterday Egypt saw the worst outbreak of violence since the January 25 Revolution after a peaceful demonstration sparked at least in part by the destruction of a church in Edfu, Aswan. Earlier today the synod of bishops of the Coptic Orthodox Church called for...
Learning Against All Odds
Aziz* is often the only person in his classroom. “The teachers normally don’t show up, and the other students never come regularly. I come because I want to learn and better myself.” In other parts of Egypt students deal with overcrowded classrooms. Coptic Orphans has...
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