Tawhidi: The Islamist War on Coptics Is Impossible to Overlook

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Tawhidi: The Islamist War on Coptics Is Impossible to Overlook | Al Bawaba

The ongoing persecution of Coptic Christians comes under the spotlight. Who are they and where they come from are also highlighted with their prominence

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Coptic Christianity in 10 points:

1. The word ‘Copt’ comes from the Greek word ‘Aigyptos’, meaning Egyptian.
2. The Coptic Church is among the oldest and most ancient churches of Christianity.
3. Coptic Christians have a Coptic Pope. The current Coptic Pope is His Holiness Tawadros II, and He is known as the Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria.

One of the points in the story mentions that St. Mark taught them as a missionary.