Egypt’s Coptic Christian minority, the largest in the Middle East, might not be a community one would associate with Jersey City. Due to an ongoing cycle of persecution and discrimination in the ...

Located in Coptic Cairo in the southern part of the city, the Coptic Museum offers fascinating insight into ancient Cairo's relationship with Christianity. Since 1910, this museum has been displaying ...

RICHMOND, Va. — Richmond's 6th annual Egyptian Festival featured music, traditional-style dancing, activities for kids and a tour that showcases the Coptic and Egyptian lifestyle. The two-day event ...

Coptic culture is a vital and authentic part of the Egyptian identity, encompassing rich arts like illuminated manuscripts, textiles, and frescoes, a robust system of monastic life, and certain ...

A gun attack that killed at least 26 Coptic Christians on a bus in Egypt is just the latest assault on the religious minority group, which has been a target for deadly violence throughout its history.

While beheadings grab headlines, poverty and cultural friction push emigration to the West—where the welcome is not always what Copts expect. Persecution waned after Constantine declared Christianity ...