by Nermien Riad | Aug 9, 2022 | Diaspora, International Volunteer Project, The 21, Visits to Egypt
Today’s guest post comes from Clara Habib, a fellow who attended The 21 in June 2022. We asked Clara to write about her time in Egypt and share the parts of her experience that stood out the most to her. In today’s post, Clara shares what she learned about the... 
by Nermien Riad | Feb 1, 2022 | Diaspora, Martyr, Visits to Egypt
Coptic Orphans is thrilled to announce the launch of The 21: the gift of a life-changing trip to Egypt where you, as a Coptic young adult, will discover heritage, serve the children, and unite with your people; and in doing so, transform the future of Copts. The... 
by Nermien Riad | Jul 22, 2021 | Approaches to Charity and Development, Diaspora
Coptic Orphans is advocating for the children by helping to focus the United Nations’ attention on the key role that diasporas play in economic development and poverty alleviation. A July 2021 statement by the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) includes a... 
by Nermien Riad | Aug 19, 2020 | Diaspora
Maged Atiya (1953-2020), was a physicist, an entrepreneur, an intellectual and a leading light for the Coptic Diaspora. Born in Cairo, Egypt, he emigrated to the United States with his family in 1969, joining his great uncle, the Coptic historian Aziz Suryal Atiya.... 
by Nermien Riad | Feb 10, 2020 | Diaspora
For those of us not well-acquainted with Pope Cyril IV (not to be confused with the well-known, Pope Cyril VI), he was a man of God who accomplished much during his relatively short papacy, serving as the 110th Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark.... 
by | May 30, 2019 | Diaspora, Uncategorized
May 31, 2019 — Washington D.C. Nearly all Millennials remember Disney’s 1992 breakout hit Aladdin, based on a tale from 1001 Arabian Nights. So when our news-feeds alerted us that a 28-year-old Coptic-Canadian actor, Mena Massoud, was chosen to play the lead...