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Coptic Orphans Earns Highest 4-Star Rating from Charity Navigator

Coptic Orphans Earns Highest 4-Star Rating from Charity Navigator

by Nermien Riad | Jun 24, 2015 | Approaches to Charity and Development

I’m writing today with good news: Coptic Orphans’ sound fiscal management practices and commitment to accountability and transparency have earned us a 4-star rating from Charity Navigator, America’s largest independent charity evaluator. This is the fourth...
Charleston and Samalout: The Connection That Surprises the World

Charleston and Samalout: The Connection That Surprises the World

by Nermien Riad | Jun 19, 2015 | Diaspora

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

by Nermien Riad | Jun 18, 2015 | Issues That Impact Children in Egypt

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’

‘It’s Made My Daughter Proud of Me’

by Nermien Riad | May 18, 2015 | "The Widow's Cause"

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...
4 Biggest Myths About Coptic Orphans

4 Biggest Myths About Coptic Orphans

by Nermien Riad | May 14, 2015 | Approaches to Charity and Development, Diaspora

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...
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