Copts, explained. : r AskMiddleEast - Reddit Religious Copts are members of the Coptic Oriental Orthodox Christian church Or maybe, the Coptic Catholic church as well (yes, that exists) Anyone can be a member of these churches, yes, even Arabs and Nubians, who have their own ethnic identity Ethnic Copts are their own ethnicity indigenous to Egypt
Coptic, but not Copt : r coptic - Reddit The distinction between Copts and say Egyptians of the Muslim faith is not solely distinguished on the basis of creed, but also ethnic affiliation Egyptian Muslims being Arabs, and Coptic Christians being ethnic Copts How does this work out, if non Copts convert to the Coptic church (This is just as much applicable to Assyrians, Syrians etc )?
Are Copts really descendants of ancient Egyptians? : r AskHistory - Reddit The Coptic Church's origins can be traced back to the early Christian period in Egypt, gaining prominence in the 4th century This timeframe firmly establishes the historical ties between the Copts and ancient Egyptians, as Egypt has been predominantly Christian since that era
Why do so many copts support el sisi? : r Egypt - Reddit 1- 21 copts were massacred in Libya 2- 2017 palm sunday bombings 3- kidnapping of copts by islamists 4- forced conversions by islamists 5- 2017 bus attack in minya 6- 2016 botroseya church bombing 7- stabbing of a priest in alexandria in december of last year
Ni Ram N Kami En Khristianos - Reddit ADMIN MOD • King Zara Yaqob was a 15th century Ethiopian King who threatened to divert the Nile from Egypt due to Mamluk persecution of Copts The Mamluk caliph (Sayf Ad-Din Jaqmaq) apparently got so intimidated after which persecution seized, though he refused to rebuild destroyed, Coptic Churches
As Amazigh, what do you think of the Egyptian Copts? The Copts played a central role in the Arab Renaissance as well as the modernization of Egypt and the Arab world as a whole; they also contributed to the "social and political life and key debates such as Pan-Arabism, good governance, educational reform, and democracy", and they have historically flourished in business affairs "
Copts : r Egypt - Reddit Copts live everywhere in Egypt, but a large number mostly resides in Upper Egyptian Governorates such as Minya, Assiut, Sohag, Qena Luxor Along with other main Governorates like Cairo and Alexandria
Are Coptic Egyptians genetically more indigenous to North . . . - Reddit Copts are more homogenous and are more similar to Ptolemaic and Late Kingdom Egyptians that an average of Egyptian Muslims But Muslims overlap in part with Copts , understandably as all Muslims were Copts at some point
Are Assyrians, Maronites, Copts, and other groups considered Arabs? Copts and Assyrians claim to be of a different ethnicity than the surrounding arab population, and so do Maronites, though their claim is less supported I have a copt friend who told me that Copts are not arabs because of the ethnic difference, but I told him most Egyptians aren't 'arabs' ethnically either