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The persecution of Copts and discrimination against Coptic Orthodox Christians are historic and widespread issues in Egypt. Their treatment is indicative of the poor status of Christians in the Middle East more widely, despite the fact that the religion is native to the Middle East, and that Christianity in Egypt dates back to the Roman era. [1]
The Anglo-Egyptian invasion in 1898 allowed Copts greater religious and economic freedom, and they extended their original roles as artisans and merchants into trading, banking, engineering, medicine, and the civil service. Proficiency in business and administration made them a privileged minority.
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2011 Alexandria bombing; Part of Persecution of Copts: Location: Alexandria, Egypt: Coordinates: Date: 1 January 2011 () 00:20 : Target: Coptic Christians
Mar 23, 2015 · 'The People of the Cross': Islamic State's Persecution of the Copts in Context - ABC Religion & Ethics. Samuel Tadros. Posted 22 Mar 2015. The murder of twenty one Christians by Islamic State in Libya brought condemnation from around the world. Their murder puts them in a long history of persecution of the Coptic Church.
Feb 19, 2020 · These incidents are not just significant for Copts alone, but are also part of a dominant narrative in the West about the global persecution of Christians. For example, when ISIS beheaded twenty Copts and a Ghanaian on a beach in Libya, the images of the martyrs became a driving force in the US behind advancing international religious freedom ...
Apr 11, 2017 · Copts are also the largest Christian denomination in neighboring Libya and Sudan. Spires, called “lighthouses” in Egypt, dot the skyline of the Coptic Christian town of Al-Kosheh, Egypt, on ...
Oct 25, 2005 · Background. Christians make up 10-20 percent of Egypt's population of seventy-seven million, though precise estimates of the number of Copts vary widely. By any account, they represent by far the largest Christian community in the Middle East. Around 90 percent of Christians in Egypt belong to the Coptic Orthodox Church; other Egyptian ...
