shared with other Egyptians. Copts and Muslim Egyptians are recognized as being physically indistinguishable. In Egypt, Copts have a relatively high educational...

Church of Egypt. The attempted union with the Copts failed.[citation needed] The Bull of Union with the Copts denounced Christians who continued to observe...

copts were killed in sectarian clashes from 2011 to 2017, and many homes and businesses destroyed. In Minya, 77 cases of sectarian attacks on Copts between...

Abram Sameh Salah Farouk Matthew Ayariga Source: The 21 Persecution of Copts Copts in Libya List of Catholic saints List of venerated persons from Africa...

The persecution of Copts and broader patterns of discrimination against Christians in Egypt are reflected in a range of documented incidents throughout...

rooted in the long history of the Copts as a significant Christian minority in Egypt, where Muslims form the majority. Copts lost their majority status after...

Copts in Egypt refers to Coptic Christians born in or residing in Egypt. As of 2019, Copts were generally estimated to comprise approximately 10 percent...

native Coptic minority, although many Copts in Sudan are descended from more recent Coptic immigrants from Egypt. Copts in Sudan live mostly in northern cities...

States. As of 2018, there were some 500,000 Copts living in the United States. The immigration of Copts to the United States started as early as the...

1926 – August 10, 1947), also Apostolic Administrator of Alexandria of the Copts (Egypt) (December 30, 1927 – August 10, 1947); later Coptic Catholic Patriarch...

religion in Egypt. The vast majority of Egyptian Christians are Copts. As of 2019, Copts in Egypt make up approximately 10 percent of the nation's population...

made up of immigrants from Egypt (see Copts in Egypt). The Coptic population is estimated to number 60,000. The Copts are the largest Christian denomination...

churches, the Catholic Church has attempted to achieve reunion with the Copts in Egypt many times. During the Council of Florence in 1442, the Coptic...

This list of Copts includes notable Copts figures who are notable in their areas of expertise. For saints, please refer to List of Coptic saints. Rami...

consists of Copts who live outside of their primary area of residence within parts of present-day Egypt, Libya and Sudan. The number of Copts outside Egypt...

– retired 20 March 1990); previously Auxiliary Eparch of Luqsor of the Copts (Egypt) (8 December 1955 – 26 March 1965) & Titular Bishop of Phatanus (8...

000 Copts in Canada). Toronto and the surrounding metropolitan region have the largest concentration of Copts in Canada. The immigration of the Copts to...

released a report in their online magazine Dabiq showing photos of 21 Egyptian Copts migrant workers that they had kidnapped in the city of Sirte, Libya, and...

(45 percent). Egyptian Jews, Copts and Protestants each made up around 5 percent of arrivals. However, the number of Copts migrating to Australia increased...

Sadat, and Mubarak, during which Copts reported increased political and social marginalization. As a result, Copts have sought greater political representation...

Retrieved 2018-02-28. "Egyptian Copts reject population estimate". english.ahram.org.eg. Retrieved 2018-02-28. "The Copts and Their Political Implications...

previously Titular Bishop of Appia and Patriarchal Vicar of Alexandria of the Copts (Egypt) (18 May 1976 – 17 December 1982) Youhannes Ezzat Zakaria Badir (23...

only to Baghdad. The Abbasid period was marked by new taxations, and the Copts revolted again in the fourth year of Abbasid rule. At the beginning of the...

the country's population, are Orthodox Copts." In 2019, the Associated Press cited an estimate of 10 million Copts in Egypt. In 2015, the Wall Street Journal...

Maria or Mary the Copt may refer to: Mary the Jewess, early alchemist first appearing in Zosimos of Panopolis' (c. 300) writings Maria al-Qibtiyya (died...

historic Christian denomination in Libya. There are about 60,000 Egyptian Copts in Libya. There are three Coptic Churches in Libya, one in Tripoli, one...

patriarchate occurred under several Umayyad caliphs, whose positions on the Copts varied greatly. These included Abd al-Malik, Al-Walid I, Sulayman ibn Abd...

During Islamic rule, the Copts were required to pay a special tax, called the jizya. The payment of the jizya tax also meant that Copts were required to wear...

million. Copts reside in mainly Egypt, but also in Sudan and Libya, with tiny communities in Israel, Cyprus and Jordan.[citation needed] In Egypt, Copts have...

of the Believers'. Muhammad must have come in contact with many of these Copts and listened to their stories. Muhammad's friendship to Christians of Coptic...