The book we are reviewing for July is Habib Girgis: Coptic Orthodox Educator and a Light in the Darkness By Bishop Suriel. Coptic bishops writing academic books are a very rare thing in modern history. There…
As Egypt is rapidly approaching 60,000 reported cases of COVID-19, it is easy to glance at the country as a whole and claim that they are ineffective in combating the spread of the virus. With fewer…
Without getting into the details of the challenges of being a rationally minded person of faith, let us just state the obvious: it is sometimes hard to spend your academic and professional life making rational decisions…
On October 21, 2019, I lost my baby girl–my firstborn. Her name was Madelaine. Madelaine with an “aine” at the end, not just an “ine”. I was so secretly upset when the funeral home got it…
As a Coptic Orthodox Christian, I still struggle daily to accept the very real problem that I live with generalized anxiety and major depression. No matter how educated I become about the illness (a label that…
The book we are reviewing for June is The Coptic Christian Heritage: History, Faith, and Culture edited by Sister/Dr. Lois M. Farag. The book is divided into three sections; the first about the History of the…
Where is Amber? I often wonder what happened to her. Two years ago, a native Egyptian woman named Amber came to Christ The Savior American Coptic Church during Holy Week. Our church is a multicultural community…
A note from the authors: When we began writing this piece, the murder of George Floyd had not yet taken place and protests of this tragic crime had not yet enveloped our country. We hope that…
Rage. “If the other guy [Biden] wins (God forbids)... [he] will help the Muslism Brotherhood take over Egypt… re-establish the Islamic Khalifa.” “Antifa Islamic Left Terrorist Alliance… ” “White Supremacist in the White House…” “[Trump is]…
Today. Today. Today. My heart breaks for George. Yesterday. It was for Ahmaud, Eric, Michael, Freddie, Philando. Tomorrow. What name will it be? When will my African brothers and sisters be free? To live in their skin and their splendor. Not a threat. Not a menace. Just to…